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Today I learned 25% of mammals are threatened by extinction.

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n68W TIL Thomas Edward Lawrence declinded Knighthood because he believed the English betrayed the Arabs after WW1
neNMP TIL Amelia Earhart likely survived and sent distress signals for weeks after disappearing, but the authorities immediately presumed all signals to be hoaxes with no further investigation
4Xyyo TIL that a study from 2016 identified an overall 57% diminution in mean sperm concentration over the past 35 years in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Reports in South America indicated no significant alteration. An increasing trend of sperm concentration was identified only in Australia.
LbX9 TIL that John F. Kennedy’s grandmother not only outlived him, but was never told about her grandson’s assassination.
p8GrA TIL women in Ontario are allowed to be topless in public, especially on the streets of Toronto