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TIL That Wolves have arrived and now outnumber the residents of Chernobyl and are multiplying and that wildlife overall in the area is now flourishing due to the lack of human interference and competition.

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yP8v TIL of the Brabham formula 1 fan car. Fans were used to suck air out from under the car. Air-tight ‘hover-car like’ skirts allowed the fans to develop negative pressure beneath the chassis. This effectively allowed the car to 'stick to the road’. It won its only race before being banned.
Z8VND TIL Osama bin Laden kept "Charlie Bit My Finger" and cat videos saved on his computer.
gmP8 TIL that the US has invaded Canada twice, and lost both times.
R7OZ9 TIL that legendary basketball great Michael Jordan has been trying to sell his 56,000-square-foot mansion since 2012.
PDlJ TIL that North Korea purchased a Brewery plant from Wiltshire, UK and shipped it to North Korea, reassembled it and now brew their own Taedong River Beer