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TIL in 2011 the UK tried to eradicate all rats from Henderson Island. Only 50 individuals on a population of 50 000 survived, enough for them to grow back to their original numbers.

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VM4gp TIL in 1986 Steve Jobs bought Pixar from LucasFilm for $5 million
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