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TIL Pacific sardines decreased by 95% between 2006-2017, believed to be caused by overfishing

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8NmP TIL that two male, maneless, man eating lions rumored to have killed over 130 construction workers would sneak into camp at night & drag workers out of their tents while they were sleeping. They were eventually killed by a British soldier who in the process, was singled out & stalked by the lions.
e0b94 TIL that Richard Kiel, the seven-foot-tall actor who played Jaws in James Bond movies and video games, wrote a book about Kentucky abolitionist Cassius Clay
X94k Today I learned loss of smell is stronger predictor of imminent death than the diagnosis of cancer, heart disease, or lung disease
Me8Yb TIL the early NSU Ro80 was so unreliable that some of these cars required engine rebuilds before 50k km/30k miles. Some owners even fitted the rough-running Ford V4 engine in order not to have to deal with the original rotary powertrain.
ADgVB TIL There is a tongue-in-cheek parody of lists made of scientists who 'dissent from Darwinism' called "Project Steve." It only accepts signatures from scientists named "Steve" and has beat out all lists of creation-believing scientists.