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TIL Los Angeles has an abandoned subway system..

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VMLok TIL of order 44. An executive order by the Governor of Missouri to exterminate the mormon church after they fired upon US militia.
j7VQ TIL biologists that have worked with Arctic wolves on Ellesmere Island, Canada over 25 field seasons describe ‘wolves as wimps’ as they are so gentle and caring for each other.
weK8 TIL hermit crabs form gangs to steal other hermit crabs’ shells
VB1B4 TIL Sea level is dropping around Greenland due to Greenland ice sheet is melting, and therefore there is less mass. Less mass, means less gravity pulling the ocean water toward the coast, and the water level drops.
Bgp7y TIL before the appearance of the anus, animals had to eat and excrete through the same hole. The anus allowed for a more efficient system, and allowed animal life on Earth to grow bigger and take on new shapes and forms.