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TIL a $60,000 USD Pokemon card was lost in the mail

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nWrbo TIL that there are companies in the U.S. that will fly you in a helicopter so you can hunt feral hogs from the sky using belt-fed automatic machine guns.
9aym TIL: The UV index was invented by three Environment Canada scientists in 1992, making Canada the first country to measure the strength of UV rays. The World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the index in 1994, making it a global standard. The UV index celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
pQpe TIL that Far Cry 4 had a hidden ending; at the beginning the main villain leaves, asking the player to stay. If they leave, it sets the events of the game in motion. If they stay for 15 minutes, the villains returns and they go off as friends to shoot some guns, cutting straight to the ending.
P15Jw TIL If you take Plan B and you weigh more than 165 pounds, it won't work as well
0waaR TIL that the first surgery was practiced around 3000BC and it was called trephining. It involved putting a hole in someone’s head, and some theorize that is was used to rid the body of evil spirits. This surgery was in use through Medieval times and the renaissance.