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TIL there was an entire recent brutal 2 year war in Tigray Region of Ethiopia with more than half a million people killed.

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XBlQ TIL There were as many as 60,000,000 (60 million) bisons in 1800. In 1900, there were only 300 left due to mass-hunting. A handful of ranchers saved the species from extinction. Today, the number of bisons is about 500,000. However, only 15 to 25 thousand of these are pure bisons and not hybrids.
R5509 TIL that from a young age Big Boi from Outcast was heavily influenced by Kate Bush's music and her hit "Running up That Hill".
MkoB TIL Phil Hartman, you may remember him in such roles as Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz, was set to be the voice actor of Zap Brannigan in Futurama but was murdered by his wife before recording began. They named the lead character, Phillip J. Fry, in his honor.
pd04 TIL in 1986 a Kansas sheriff rented a camera and VCR from his local video store, filming a 90 minute sex tape with his wife. Upon returning the equipment, he inadvertently left the tape inside the VCR. Soon enough, his whole town had watched and passed around copies of “The Sheriff Rides Again”.
WLJY TIL that out of the 12 high profile BP whistle-blowers, 9 are mysteriously dead, 1 nearly died in a brutal assassination attempt, 1 is imprisoned under questionable charges, and another has simply disappeared