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TIL that at 15, Kara Robinson was kidnapped and assaulted by a serial killer for 18 hours. She managed to escape after manipulating him to feel at ease. She later helped police to capture him because she had memorized details of her surroundings.

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R5alj TIL In 1950s, Toyota made their first car called the Toyopet Crown, then they made the Corona and Corolla in the 1960s, which means "Crown" and "Little Crown" in Latin, then they made the Camry which means "Crown" in Japanese, and the car that became the foundation of Lexus is called the Crown RS.
Z4WB TIL that Killer whales bully, attack and sometimes kill Great White sharks and thus drive them away from certain areas. Scientist are looking into using Killer whales’ sounds in order to drive sharks off and make some coastal areas safer for beachgoers.
5YLnD TIL Polo Park, one of the first enclosed shopping malls in Canada, replaced the sports hub of Winnipeg when it was built in 1959. The arena and stadium have also since been demolished and replaced by new retail and office complexes
VMp8Q TIL: US fireflies are not the same in the west as the east. Eastern male fireflies glow during flight while Western female fireflies glow very faintly while grounded.
9YrrG TIL Gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995, resulting in regeneration of the entire ecosystem [Trophic cascade]. After the wolves were driven extinct regionally nearly 100 years ago, scientists began to fully understand their role in the food web as a keystone species.