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TIL: African elephants are being born without tusks due to poaching, according to researchers

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p8RWe TIL about "Black Sunday", Disneyland's disastrous opening day. Asphalt poured that morning melted in the 101 °F weather, counterfeit tickets added 3x the park's capacity, a plumbers' strike forced Walt to choose running toilets over water fountains, vendors ran out of food, rides were hijacked, etc.
4dYg TIL there was a secret military unit organized to interrogate Nazi leaders and scientists after WWII known only by its mailing address, P.O. Box #1142
kOWl4 TIL experts advise humans need 4 hugs per day for survival, 8 hugs per day for maintenance, and 12 hugs per day for growth
LQNaP TIL the CIA was allegedly behind the 1975 removal of the Australian Prime Minister
wLwJW TIL that although she is best-known for nursing, Florence Nightingale was actually a pioneer of statistics, creating the polar graph, and using data to effect change on sanitation practices in India