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TIL That there is over 7.2 million foxes in Australia thanks to British settlers who imported them in for the purpose of fox hunting

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JoWB TIL that after Europeans settled in Australia in 1788, they tried to brew many popular English-style ales, but environmental factors and its remote location proved too difficult. Eventually, brewers created a lighter lager and the only native beer style to the country, the Australian Sparkling Ale.
Odk6 TIL that Up With People, the upbeat youth ensemble that headlined four Super Bowl halftime shows, was financed by companies like Exxon and Halliburton with the intention of counteracting social change in the U.S. and promoting American capitalism overseas
NXgON TIL that retired pro boxer George Chuvalo was never knocked down in his 93 bout professional career. Which included fights against Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman.
xVdQo TIL laws restricting Chinese people to merchant visas made many Chinese restaurants in the U.S. These visas were only for fancy shops and the person had to run it for a year. Some groups used all their cash to open a nice restaurant and then switch who ran it each year so that they'd all get visas.
DQ9ZY TIL of Masabumi Hosono, who was the only Japanese passenger on the Titanic. While he survived, he was severely condemned in the United States and Japan. His account of the sinking of Titanic remains the only document to be written on Titanic stationery