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TIL that since 2013 starfishes in the Pacific Ocean have been going through a deadly plague/epidemic. The disease is called Sea Star Wasting Disease which seems to be associated with a virus. It causes the starfishes to tear their limbs apart and eventually leads to their deaths.

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l7anV TIL a 2018 study found that male gorillas who participated the most in babysitting duties sired more than five times the offspring as male gorillas who avoided child care. Male gorillas are "often quite snuggly, letting infant and juvenile gorillas cuddle, play and just hang out in their nests."
l7ee1 TIL that Tommy Zeigler is the longest-serving death row inmate in the United States. He was sentenced to death by Florida in 1976 for killing 4 people in 1975. Over nearly 50 years, a team of lawyers, a private investigator, a true-crime author and others have uncovered major issues with the case.
nebxb TIL In 1940, Churchill and De Gaulle briefly supported merging France and Britain into a single nation, with joint citizenship, a single currency, and a constitution.
e0kOk TIL Disney heiress Abigail Disney became very uncomfortable with her family wealth when she found herself sitting alone on a private 737 jet. She started giving away money at age 21 and once even considered giving it all away, which was embarassing for her parents
noMW TIL Mars has two moons which are believed to be captured Asteroids. The bigger among the two moons, Phobos is gradually spiraling inward drawing about 1.8 m closer to the planet each century. Within 50 million years, it will either crash into Mars or break up and form a ring around the planet.