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TIL that giant panda is no longer 'endangered' species

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oBEgr TIL that in the original version of Cinderella, the two step sisters amputate parts of their feet in order to fit into Cinderella’s missing shoe.
16GdP TIL Some sharks can reproduce asexually through parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg.
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