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TIL Tiger stripes are unique. Like the human fingerprint, each tiger’s stripe pattern is one of a kind. Individual tigers are identified by their unique stripes and counted using camera trap images to estimate population numbers.

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j6wlM TIL Rajinikanth was not South-Indian; he was Marathi.
oQYA TIL Dogs can sense Earth’s magnetic field, and will attempt to align themselves facing north when they poop in an unfamiliar place. This is why they often spin before they defecate.
9wwWM TIL that researchers believe the area around two cemeteries in Kyrgyzstan is the origin of the plague
MyZb TIL that only 20 different surnames comprise half the population of China, 3 surnames comprise half the population of Korea, and 3 belong to 60% of the Vietnamese.
N7PVb TIL that the oldest unopened Wine Bottle is +1650 years old