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TIL Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer is Female

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QJLGa TIL actor Martin Sheen has been arrested more than any other person in Hollywood (66 times for civil disobedience.)
gkRX TIL the CIA released reports in 2007 detailing how it partnered with the Mafia to assassinate Castro
wLyRM TIL Meerkats are a type of mongoose that live in burrows in Africa. Remarkably social, they live in groups that can number up to 30 individuals (called mobs) that cooperate in keeping watch over their pups. Interestingly, when females reach sexual maturity, they are usually banished from the family.
VBZOG TIL that the Great Wall of China was built, rebuilt, and expanded over approximately 2300 years, from the 7th century BCE to the 17th century CE, making it the longest human construction project in history
OG94Y TIL the pomato is a plant produced by grafting a tomato onto a potato plant, both of which are members of the Solanum genus in the Solanaceae family. The plant produces both cherry tomatoes (generally, depending on the grafted variety) on the stem and potatoes on the underground part.