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TIL that well over 99% of the known 5,000,000,000+ species that have ever lived on Earth are extinct

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JY0v1 TIL: Different horse breeds have different gaits, that relate to breed specific mutations in the DMRT3 gene. This gene controls the spinal neurological circuits related to limb movement. eg: Icelandic horse breeds can perform a four-beat lateral ambling gait known as a tölt.
KOb9R TIL that the city of Topeka, Kansas was renamed to Topikachu for a day in both 1998 and 2018 to celebrate the release of new Pokémon games.
KONeE TIL youtube automatically censors the term 共 匪 in ANY comment anywhere on youtube. It means 'communist bandit' and is an anti-communist insult directed to the Chinese Communist Party. It doesn't even censor any racial slurs.
4JXg TIL from 1933 to 1942 the Civilian Conservation Corps planted 3 BILLION trees.
rNamM TIL: Art was once an Olympic sport. This was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin (Founder of modern games) Between 1912 and 1948 medals were given out for sporting-inspired masterpieces of architecture, music, painting, sculpture and literature.