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TIL that by law, Alaska is required to remove all traces of the Trans-Alaska pipeline after oil extraction is complete.

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P1New TIL Chinese's attempt to eradicate sparrow in 1958 lead to estimated 15 to 55 million human death the following year
l7pQr TIL the most prolific serial killer in Norway served 12 years of his 21 year sentence and was released for good behaviour. He has lived as a free man for nearly 30 years.
xLd0 TIL After thinking ligers were infertile, the first liligers were born. The hybrid offspring of a male lion and female liger
R5aL8 TIL that house centipedes pray on many household pests. Cockroaches being a preferred prey.
4l7X TIL A woman texted “Driving drunk woo” 3 minutes before crashing her car into a truck which killed her 22 year old passenger friend.