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TIL that 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive World War 2

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b9p8Z TIL a recent survey of the total Mountain Gorilla population estimated there are at least 1,004 individuals, reflecting a substantial increase since 2008. Due to this upward trend in population, their status has been changed from Critically Endangered to Endangered.
a84pL TIL Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide was first released in 1969 when Leonard Maltin was still a teenager.
5YbWB TIL that Black Sabbath spent more on cocaine during the recording of the Vol. 4 album than on the album itself
QJN06 TIL Ottawa, Canada has a panhandlers union
d8WbB TIL Killer Whales don't attack/eat people and the deaths caused by Orcas in captivity might have been caused by "playing too rough" or "stress".