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TIL of beehive fences, which are used to deter elephants by taking advantage of their natural fear of bees, and have reduced conflicts between humans and elephants with an 85% success rate.

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69G0J TIL Hitler claimed he didn’t have any problem with Jews until later in life when he visited Vienna (though his childhood friends dispute this)
NXyG8 TIL that the Cuvier's beaked whale has the deepest and longest recorded dives of any mammal, having been measured at 2,992 m (9,816 ft) and 222 minutes.
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