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TIL A 2021 study reported the first known occurrence of pack hunting by electric eels.

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wA5P TIL the phrase “status quo” is derived from the Latin phrase “in statu quo res erant ante bellum,” meaning “in the state in which things were before the war.”
ADgBg TIL that spoken Hebrew virtually went extinct as a spoken language in the 2nd century CE, but was revived in the 19th and 20th century. It is the only revived language in the world and is now spoken by millions as their native language.
6ZMX TIL Muslims can enter into a marriage..for an hour. This enables them to engage in sex with call girls without breaking their religious beliefs
1aaeP TIL that M&Ms are the official candy of The White House.
K5YQ TIL that the Space Race of the 1960’s lead to NASA giving IBM a $26.6 million contract to create an one of the most powerful computers ever in a compact form. This lead to the development of the microprocessor and the level of power computers have today.