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TIL Huge feral hogs have invaded Canada, building ‘pigloos’ as they go

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PYjjL TIL that "the maximum natural lifespan of humans is 38 years"
dDWVE TIL that the town of Liberal Kansas was named after a local landowner who was called a liberal because he was very generous with his well water during droughts.
R75k6 TIL that before the Han-Liu War, a 1932 battle between opposing warlords for the Shandong province, many of Liu's soldiers brought their own coffins to the battle because they expected to fight to the death.
xVgOk TIL one of the main reasons why double jeopardy laws were overturned in England & Wales was to ensure that the murderers of Stephen Lawrence were brought to justice. The overturn meant that you can now be brought to trial again for murder in light of substantial new evidence.