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TIL that the elephant's closest relative besides manatees and dugongs is a rabbit-sized mammal called the hyrax

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69mwm TIL GameStop’s “Circle of Life” policy pressured employees to aggressively push pre-orders, used games, and trade-ins, leading some to lie to customers. After backlash in 2017, the policy was reformed, but many reported it caused stress and poor working conditions.
9jn6 TIL there is a D.C. super villain named Snowflame who gains super powers from snorting cocaine.
78D97 TIL While the details of the invention of French Fries is disputed, their name originates during WWI. Belgian soldiers, who would speak French, often offered fries to American soldiers, who then referred to them as “French.”
W5BL TIL that there was a strip club in Pennsylvania that offered a drive thru where a customer could watch the indoor activity from their vehicle for $10 a minute.
v1Alr TIL female wallabies are permanently pregnant throughout their adulthood. They have two uteruses and can conceive a new baby before birthing another.