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TIL Heart disease is the leading cause of death in male Western lowland gorillas in North American Zoos. To combat this Cleveland Metropark Zoo doubled the gorilla’s leafy green intake which lead to a 65 pound weight loss in the gorillas.

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69lKm TIL that many consider the Medieval period in Europe to have lasted from the fall of the Roman Empire to the fall of the Roman Empire
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