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9rGD TIL the world’s largest environmental organization makes millions of dollars off of an oil well on its land in Texas. The area is supposedly set aside for conservation, to protect one of the most critically endangered birds in America. The birds have now disappeared from the site.
5VdbR TIL of Corrie Sanders a WBO Heavyweight Champion, who would die using his body to shield his daughter from bullets during an armed robbery.
kJoR5 TIL One out of every 21 New Yorkers is a millionaire
J1lxj TIL that In 1859, a solar storm called the Carrington Event was so powerful that telegraph systems worldwide burst into sparks, shocking operators and even catching paper on fire. Auroras were seen as far south as the Caribbean, and some thought it was the end of the world.
4XYMX TIL: Many scientists believe that the biggest difference between us and chimpanzees is not our logical intelligence, but our social intelligence and our drive to socialize with other people.