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TIL 70% of all red meat consumed worldwide is goat meat.

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8aOQ8 TIL that Ireland, New Zealand, Iceland, Greenland, and Antarctica are the only places on Earth that do not have any native snakes.
DQNpJ TIL that as of October 2022, Norway spends $127,671 per inmate per year, which is more than the United States' average of $25,000.
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Z8yDD TIL that a bridge built especially for squirrels to be able to cross a busy motorway in the Netherlands which cost €150,000 to construct had been used 5 times in the first 2 years since its construction.