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TIL only humans, orcas and pilot whales undergo menopause.

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1aY8O TIL that Saparmurat Niyazov, the former President of Turkmenistan made a number of bizarre Decrees and Laws, including abolishing the native language word for bread and replacing it with his mother's name, banning opera & ballet and banishing dogs from the capital city because of their odor.
16lK4 TIL There are two different generations of boomers
Vyok TIL Internet cables that cross the Atlantic Ocean on the sea bed are only as thick as a Magic Marker Pen in deep seas. Sharks like chewing these cables though it’s not known why. Sharks can sense electromagnetic fields so they may be attracted to the current.
8aRra TIL that Norways oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, boycotts investing in Wal-Mart, due to ethical reasons, among those "blocking workers' efforts to form unions"
l7OdN TIL in 2007 a Cherokee council voted 'overwhelmingly' to strip 2,800 people of tribal citizenship, defining citizenship as 'by blood'. After a judgment in 2017 the Tribe began accepting and processing applications for citizenship for the descendents of Freedmen.