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TIL that sunflowers follow the fibonacci sequence

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R7Yp9 TIL Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26 year old who dedicated his life to protecting leatherback sea turtle nests from poachers on Moin beach in Costa Rica. Him and volunteers, would collects the eggs and guard them in a hatchery. On May 30, 2013, he was kidnapped and murdered.
rNKVw TIL that Beatles drummer Richard Starkey got this nickname Ringo Starr because of his fondness for wearing a lot of rings and for referring to his drum solos as "Starr Time".
awNY9 TIL that the closest living relative of bears are seals
8eGkP TIL there are international human-dog dance competitions, with complex routines set to music.
grgBD TIL that Chinese labour camp prisoners were forced by their guards to farm World of Warcraft gold that was then sold for real money. If the prisoners didn't meet their gold quotas they were beaten by the guards.