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TIL Though Virginia governors may serve two terms; they may not be consecutive terms per Virginia's second constitution.

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wLZaY TIL about the last place on earth where orangutans, rhinos, elephants and tigers still live together in the wild - the Leuser ecosystem in Indonesia. It spans 6 million acres (about 3 times the size of Yellowstone). And it’s heavily endangered from deforestation & human activities/encroachment
Z80Ov TIL the Corona (area around the Sun) is hotter than the surface of the Sun, seemingly violating the laws of thermodynamics, and scientists don’t know why.
rN0Pe TIL: A study from the UK, from that surfers are 3x more likely to have a unique antibiotic-resistant bacteria due to how much fecal matter they unknowingly ingest from UK seawater. They study did this through butt swabs from participants. It also highlights how dirty UK seawater is.
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