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TIL The seahorse is the only case of male pregnancy in the animal world

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5kN8 TIL that UK charity parachute jumpers injure themselves so frequently that, for every £1 they raise for charity, they cost the public health system £13.75.
ANZ4g TIL Jack Valenti, the President of the MPAA, regretted giving South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut an R rating, wishing to have labeled it with the NC-17 rating.
b9N6Q TIL The sharpest usable knife blades are made from volcanic glass called obsidian. They are 10 times thinner than a razor blade but can’t be used for surgical instruments as they could shatter.
jkZp TIL that Chile has a town in Antarctica, complete with a school, hospital, hostel, post office, internet, TV and cell phone coverage.
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