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TIL it was proposed that the Bureau of Land Management cut all funding for the care of wild American mustang herds, and instead allow them to be sold to horse meat dealers who supply Canadian and Mexican slaughterhouses.

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8eBLZ TIL about Tommy Prince,a member of the Devil's Brigade, the grandson of a chief who negotiated Treaties 1 and 2 in Manitoba, the most highly decorated indigenous soldier in Canadian history, and an early advocate for the abolition of the Indian Act in favour of respecting treaty rights.
J1b5j TIL that the FBI banned solo interviews with serial killers after convict Edmund Kemp told FBI agent Robert Ressler that if he wanted to he could kill Ressler long before any help showed up.
1a58W TIL that in July 2018, scientists from 4 Russian institutions collected and analyzed 300 prehistoric worms from the permafrost and thawed them. 2 of the ancient worms revived and began to move and eat. One is dated at 32,000 years old, the other 41,700 years old.
ADpVl TIL Keanu Reeves often foregoes some of his paycheck so that producers can bring on other notable actors. On The Devil's Advocate, he reduced his salary by a few million dollars so that they could afford Al Pacino, and he did the same thing on The Replacements to be able to work with Gene Hackman.
16KnX TIL that the tallest skyscraper in Florida, the Panorama Tower in Miami, is more than twice as tall as the highest natural point in the state, Britton Hill. 861 feet (262 meters) vs 345 feet (105 meters)