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TIL There are no seagulls in Hawaii

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pp1N TIL Meerkats are the most murderous known mammal, with almost 20% of meerkats being killed by one of their own. The average among all mammals is just 0.3%.
LkBn0 TIL Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a hoard of hundreds of bunnies
0waaR TIL that the first surgery was practiced around 3000BC and it was called trephining. It involved putting a hole in someone’s head, and some theorize that is was used to rid the body of evil spirits. This surgery was in use through Medieval times and the renaissance.
5YBdn TIL about the "hijacking" of the oil tanker, Brillante Virtuoso in the Gulf of Aden in 2011. There pirate attack left the ship heavily damaged and it was scrapped. The owner attempted a $100 mil insurance claim, one of the primary inspectors was killed in a car bomb, others were harassed.
N7ln8 TIL That Jet Li's birth name is 'Li Lianjie' but took up the name 'Jet' because they likened his career to an aircraft, which likewise "takes-off" as quickly.