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TIL that the Bald Eagle was removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in 2007. It is now under the “Least Concern” category of endangerment.

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Wk7kL TIL the Creole pig of Haiti was deliberately exterminated in the 1980s to stop an outbreak of African swine fever. Peasants were provided with imported pigs from the U.S. as compensation, but this caused many of them to lose money as the American pigs were much more expensive to maintain.
ao4N TIL of Udre Udre, a Fijian Islander who was the most prolific cannibal in the world with over 872 victims in his lifetime.
XE4j8 TIL Judge Judy Makes $47 Million a Year and Only Works 52 Days a Year.
EJOw TIL that in 1973, a psychiatrist named David Rosenhan sent eight people with no history of mental illness to mental hospitals. The staff couldn’t tell they were sane. It took some 2 months to get out.
7xMP TIL R Kelly’s had his first girlfriend at 8 years old. She was murdered by some other children when she was pushed into a creek and drowned. Her last words were his name.