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TIL The Catholic Church reclassified beavers as fish so Catholics could eat them during Lent. They also reclassified capybaras for dietary purposes.

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XQXk TIL An Elephant, Kosik, can speak 5 words in Korean, “sit, no, yes and lie down.” He creates the words by putting his trunk in his mouth and vibrating it. He is the only elephant scientifically proven to speak human words.
xVjNk TIL that anyone residing in Portugal is presumed a consenting organ donor unless the contrary is manifested by obtaining a legal document that states the person does not want to be considered for donation upon their death.
Jr0Q TIL Manatees live to be 60 years old and can demonstrate task learning abilities similar to Dolphins, yet, being herbivores, are nearly impossible to motivate. The English in the 1700s declared Florida to be a manatee sanctuary. Today, they’re endangered species and sold on the Asian black market.
KON0E TIL Clitoridectomies (surgical removal of the clitoris) were performed in the United States into the 1960s to treat, among other things, "lesbianism."
XEgrQ TIL that up until 5 years ago there was a village in Spain called Kill Jews. It had been called that since 1627.