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TIL: It’s estimated 98% of the rain forest in Indonesia and Malaysia will be destroyed by 2022, with much of the blame on palm oil farming

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loJ5A TIL in December 1987 Sixx from Mötley Crüe was presumed dead from a heroin overdose. On route to the hospital the paramedic, who was a big Crüe fan, revived Sixx with two shots of adrenaline. His two minutes in death were the inspiration for the song "Kickstart My Heart".
raO4 TIL England passed a law in 1994 banning musical gatherings that were “predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats”. The main target was after hours raves.
bmZZ TIL The word “colonel” is spelled that way due to the word’s Italian origin (“colonello”) but pronounced “ker-nel” due to the Spanish pronunciation of the word (“coronel”).
6jkQ TIL that, until 1970, the British government sent thousands of children to Australia and Canada, telling them their parents were dead
LkAym TIL There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are atoms on Earth