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TIL of a Marine who purposely sent classified information over an unsecured server in order protect fellow Marines from a corrupt Afghan Police Chief in 2012, the Marine was separated from the service after self reporting his actions.

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M488 TIL that reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone changed the entire geography of the park: as elk were displaced, saplings that would have been eaten by elk were spared, riverbank erosion was brought under control, and streams and rivers shifted their courses.
eGaL TIL that only 3 of the 4 iconic smokestacks on the Titanic worked, the 4th was for aesthetic reasons and also to make the ship look more impressive.
ep7V6 TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division
moRp TIL There is a 200 foot pink stuffed rabbit on a northern Italian hillside.
lwMB TIL corn flakes were invented to cure masturbation.