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Jul 12, 2020

TIL elephants rarely get cancer, thanks to an extra cancer-fighting gene called P53. This gene recognizes dangerous cells and killing them before they become cancerous.

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Mar 29, 2020

TIL - Elephants are one of the few species on Earth with ‘Death Rituals’, whereby the herd will gather around the dead, cover the body and mourn the death. They have also been known to revisit the bones of the dead, sometimes years after the death.

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Jan 06, 2020

TIL that elephants have a prehensile penis. It can be controlled like their trunks, and is used to scratch the belly, swat flies, balancing and gripping objects.

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Aug 13, 2019

TIL An elephant's penis is not only 6 feet long, but prehensile. A male elephant can use his penis to swat flies, scratch his belly, to balance like a third leg, and even to grasp onto things. It even does all the work during intercourse.

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