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

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gMeOX TIL Mel Gibson was not born in Australia. He was born in Peekskill, New York, an hour north of Manhattan. His family moved to Australia when he was 12.
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GJaJ TIL the lyrics of the no. 1 singles on the Billboard charts over the past 10 years average at a third-grade reading level.
nNVb TIL there is a group of gay men in the Mormon church that call themselves the “Unicorn Club”. They admit that they are homosexual, but live a straight lifestyle because of their religious beliefs.