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TIL that "gladiatrixes" fought to the death in ancient Rome.

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JYKNv TIL the Southern Elephant Seal holds the record for the deepest dive of any seal species at 2,100 meters (6,890 feet) . Max length 20.2 ft, max weight 8,820 lbs.
nBy9 TIL that Pope John XII was a very sinful Pope who turned the Vatican into a brothel, often praised pagan gods while gambling, and was killed in a sexual encounter outside Rome.
QNJ8p TIL the Cheetah Conservation Fund imports Turkish Kangal dogs to Namibia and Kenya to help protect livestock, which in turns decreases the killing of cheetah's by farmers by reducing the amount of animals they lose to cheetahs.
ye5l TIL there are a total of 81 3-Michelin Star restaurants in the world. The three star rating means the guide recommends traveling to said country just to visit the restaurant.
dDEmd TIL that the Eastern Front alone is enough to make WWII one of the, if not the single deadliest war of all time. Of the approximately 80 million deaths caused by WWII, about 40 million were on the eastern front.