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TIL that women tend to outlive men by an average of 7 years worldwide.

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wok5M TIL Even though Lions live in the Savannah the reason they are called king of the Jungle is because the word Jungle comes from a Sanskrit word meaning uninhabited place. Not necessarily a forest
ne1jr TIL that another star passed through our solar system 70,000 years ago. Early humans may have looked up to see another star passing through our solar system.
Od7a TIL that in the old days (before 1960s or so) moviegoers would show up partway through a movie, watch it to the end, and then stay to watch the beginning, hence the phrase “This is where we came in…”
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