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TIL that two Japanese sled dogs survived alone in Antarctica for 11 months

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4k1R6 TIL Some caterpillars survive by pretending to be bird poop. Nature is wild
OGjNe TIL of the Annecy shootings, where 3 members of a British family and a passing cyclist were shot to death in rural south-eastern France. Despite identification of the weapon, the perpetrator remains unknown, with investigations referencing the "sensitive" nature of the father's work as a motive.
pNnN TIL Bishop Rock is a tiny island 4 miles off the coast of Cornwall, and its single lighthouse makes it the “world’s smallest island with a building on it”
p8b9e TIL about a hunter who won an auction to kill an endangered black rhino in Namibia. In this controversial practice, several older rhinos that are no longer able to breed but still pose a deadly threat to younger males areIDd. The proceeds are meant to go toward anti-poaching and conservation effort
KxX9 TIL that Euro bills feature bridges that represent European architecture through history. The bridges were originally fictitious to avoid favoritism within the EU, but a Dutch architect built them anyways in the Netherlands.