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TIL that there is no economic gain to be made from deforesting the Amazon to grow crops, as more deforestation leads to less rainfall which leads to lower crop yield.

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xmY5 TIL: When the Norse vikings sailed for America in the 11th century, they fully expected (and hoped) to find a race of monsters to fight. Instead, they found the indigenous peoples. Disappointed at finding no real monsters, the Norse (known for being tall) called them Skræling, or pygmies.
0jvj TIL there is a Marvel Comics character that is a werewolf centaur fused with an alien symbiote. His name is Marcus and his weakness is literally diabetes.
1aOlV TIL young Abraham Lincoln considered joining the Donner Party to California. The group is notorious for mass cannibalism after becoming trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for 5 months during the winter. He eventually declined due to a budding political career, a toddler and pregnant wife.
kOxYe TIL doctors' illegible handwriting kills more than 7,000 people a year.
oRryW TIL the name for Limp Bizkit was meant to be terrible so that people would look at their album, see the name and then go "oh, this name sucks ass!"