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TIL sloths, although slow in almost all aspects of life, mate in just 5 seconds

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Qdmd TIL the father of Alexander Dumas was the highest-ranking person of color of all time in a European army
G5eG TIL astronomers detected building blocks of life in a planetary system some 455 light-years away
awNw9 TIL Chris Pine, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth share not only their names but also have had the same stunt double Bobby Holland Hanton.
R57A8 TIL about President Risto Ryti of Finland who, in exchange for military and food assistance during WWII, promised Germany he would fight the Soviet Union. Germany provided the supplies, and Ryti resigned, allowing his successor to seek peace with the Soviets.
RX86 TIL, at 23% California has the highest poverty rate in the US despite having an economy that ranks top 10 in the world.