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TIL that the Pangolin is the most trafficked animal in the world.

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1a1J4 TIL that Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek's Dutch last name translates to "from the creek"
J1OBQ TIL "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb" is a recent and unsourced saying, and nothing indicates it is the true origin of the phrase "blood is thicker than water"
N7J6M TIL of Bruce Edwards Ivins. A microbiologist & employee of US Army, he mailed anonymous letters with Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) to members of Congress and media in September & October 2001, killing 5 persons and injuring 12 others. He committed suicide in 2008 to avoid capture by FBI.
vmAj TIL In exchange for Pepsi products, Russia gave Pepsi 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer. At the time, it was 7th largest submarine fleet in the world.