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- ... that dominant males of Perugia's limia (species pictured) may be so preoccupied with fighting each other that the females end up mating with the subordinate males?
- ... that Sophie Kropotkin and her husband returned to France despite the risk of being arrested, as they thought that detention in a French prison would be preferable to living in England?
- ... that following the filming of the music video for "Guess", Charli XCX and Billie Eilish donated 10,000 pairs of underwear to charity?
- ... that Winzar Kakiouea was the sole athlete from his nation at the 2024 Olympics?
- ... that resources to fight the 1988 White Mountain Fire were slow to arrive because of fires at Yellowstone?
- ... that journalist Jules Loh reported that Malcolm X told him that "his own people would kill him" before his assassination?
- ... that Bangué, the smallest island of the Bazaruto Archipelago, was formed by ocean waves shaped by the surrounding archipelago?
- ... that The Game led to a boom in all-channel TV sales so viewers could see the game on Ohio State University's TV station?
- ... that Aphex Twin never intended to release Drukqs and only did so because he accidentally left an MP3 player on a plane?