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TIL rats are incredibly compassionate - showing more empathy driven behavior than some humans.

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5E7r TIL - Men in their 20s that ejaculate often may impart protections against prostate cancer later in life.
4Xx56 TIL painting one blade of a wind turbine black could cut bird strikes by up to 70%.
grEM9 TIL The majority (65%) of the fire departments in the US are made up of volunteers. That means of the total 1,041,200 active firefighters nationwide, 676,900 have selflessly dedicate their time and service to their communities.
4k0Po TIL that Charles Joseph Bonaparte, a descendant of the House of Bonaparte, served in President Theodore Roosevelt's cabinet.
yQZOe TIL that, in 1950, a special agent reported the discovery of three UFOs in New Mexico to the director of the FBI, as well as 3 non-human bodies found inside of them. The entire report is available to read thanks to the Freedom of Information Act.