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TIL that a group of Belgian authorities have trained giant rats to sniff out land mines planted in Africa

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grKE7 TIL a 30-year old Thai man was killed by his pet golden peacock named 'Yoong Thong' when the peacock clawed at his head. After the man's death, his father said he still loved Yoong Thong.
KYX4R TIL In the Middle Ages in Europe they would burn cats for entertainment, sometimes symbolically as they associated them with witchcraft
5YgeQ TIL Lightning plays an important part in the Earths nitrogen cycle by breaking down nitrogen molecules in the air, so they can be dissolved by rain, and then carried down to Earth. Nitrogen is a very important element and needed for the production, growth, and decomposition of every living thing.
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Enox TIL that John D. Rockefeller’s net worth, translated into today’s dollars, would be up to $663 billion, or almost 10x the worth of today’s richest man