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TIL the Middle East used to be covered in vast forests, but was deforested for building projects causing erosion that turned much of the area into desert.

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WkvRL TIL: Giant crabs exist! They are called coconut crabs. True to name they can crack a coconut and eat it, but they also kill and eat birds and other small animals.
E1JVx TIL In 1996, a group of scientists claimed to have found evidence of microscopic fossils formed by Martian primitive life billions of years ago on a meteorite discovered in Antarctica.
pDg4 TIL in 2011 the Detroit Symphony Orchestra was in a deep financial crisis. Kid Rock, in what he called “the best drunk move I ever made,” decided to throw a benefit concert. He raised over one million dollars for the symphony and helped save classical music in Detroit.
EgEZX TIL that tea is most popular drink in the world other than plain water. More tea is consumed worldwide than all other manufactured drinks combined (including coffee, soda, and alcohol).
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