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TIL that male antechinus, a small Australian marsupial, engage in marathon mating sessions lasting up to 14 hours, after which they die due to stress-induced immune system collapse

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AKRB TIL that 1 in every 14 people in the US under the age of 50 are estimated to have owned a copy of ‘The Dark Side of The Moon’ by Pink Floyd.
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