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TIL that the scientific name for llamas is “Lama glama”

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0wNm5 TIL Hawaii consumes more Spam per capita than any other state, with five cans eaten per person per year—about 7 million cans total
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KYOEQ TIL about Richard Proenneke, who in 1968 in his 50s moved from the Midwest to AK to live off the land.
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