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TIL that 70 percent of the world have never met a Jewish person.

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OG51R TIL that during annular and solar eclipses, Navajo people as part of sacred traditions, don't look at the sun. Some Navajo even fast, not sleep and not do any activities for several hours after the eclipse. During the recent annular eclipse, Monument Valley was also closed to the public for a day.
DKXY TIL that when male honey bees mate, their penises explode and they die. During the queen’s nuptial flight, she’ll mate with about a dozen partners and leave a trail of dead, penisless bees in her wake.
woLEM TIL the Scandinavian word for Polar Bear is Isbjørn/ Isbjörn. It literally means "Ice Bear."
6ELpX TIL the mountain lions originally found throughout North America were completely wiped out by the arrival of humans some 10,000 years ago. The mountain lions seen since then are actually descendants of South American mountain lions that moved north and recolonized the continent.
4LX6 TIL That Japan is Re-Arming because of China