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TIL that there are approximately 80 hippos in Columbia. This is because Pablo Escobar had 4 imported from America in 1981 for his own private collection. The hippos escaped and have now shade what is believed to be a positive impact on Columbian river ecosystems.

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lj8A TIL there exists a waterfall in Antarctica that has a water source completely devoid of oxygen containing a high amount of Iron & Sodium. When the water is finally exposed to air as it flows out of the glacier, it rusts coloring the water blood red making it look like the glacier is bleeding!
nDlb TIL that Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined
woOpo TIL that "air fryers" are real, and in fact aren't used to fry air - I legit thought that an air fryer is a made up gadget with a nonsensical purpose, created solely for the "You don't own an air fryer" meme. Now I know that it's an actual appliance, used to simulate deep frying with hot air.
aw1kJ TIL the US gave Mexico 461 acres of land 70 years after an irrigation company redirected the Rio Grande.
pYPLG TIL an outlaw isn't just any criminal. Instead, an outlaw is someone who has been sentenced to be outside of the law's protection. They don't have the right to a trial and anyone can kill or persecute them.