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TIL that elephants also grieve like us.They shed tears and even try to ‘bury’ their dead.

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r7B4 TIL that the FBI used ‘an effective, time-tested process’ to internally address shooting incidents and concluded themselves faultless in 150 shootings.
8nnX TIL England helds an annual World’s Biggest Liar competition,where competitors from around the world have five minutes to tell the biggest and most convincing lie they can.
RGe4 TIL that, uniquely, the Norwegian special territory of Svalbard is an entirely visa-free zone. No person is required visa or residence permit, and anyone may live and work in Svalbard indefinitely, regardless of citizenship.
6ERZm TIL George Miller the director and co-creator of the Mad Max series has personally only won 1 Oscar award. Miller won the award for best animated feature for directing Happy Feet. He also directed the sequel to Babe, Babe: Pig in the City.
0d8ov TIL that in the late 80s U.S. ranchers were paying a fortune to become ostrich farmers. But South Africa noticed the U.S. ostrich boom and in 1993 started supplying ostriches for the U.S. market. This increase in supply led to lower ostrich prices, causing U.S. ostrich farmers to lose tons of money.