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TIL that only two Northern White Rhinoceros are left, and they are both females

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G06G TIL the FIFA World Cup trophy is worth nearly $20 million, far more than any other pro-sports trophy. It is made of 6kg (13.5lb) of solid 18k gold. Winning teams are only given a gold-plated replica, the original stays in Zurich.
jNDQj TIL Herman Hollerith's invention, the punched card tabulating machine, patented in 1884, marks the beginning of the era of mechanized binary code and semiautomatic data processing systems, and his concepts dominated high-tech for nearly a century. His inventions led to the creation of IBM in 1924.
Y7gKx TIL about William Duell, a criminal, who was hanged in 1740. His body was sent to be dissected for medical purposes. However, he started breathing and was revived by the staff. His sentence was commuted, and he was exiled to North America where he died at an old age.
jNMLQ TIL that from 1860 to 1916 the British Army required every soldier to have a mustache
Lke9P TIL journalist Ida B. Wells boldly wrote about the evils of lynching in 1892 that "a Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give."