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TIL that a subspecies of bird known as the Aldabra Rail evolved twice, successfully coming back from extinction.

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kJ64E TIL Leonardo Da Vinci stole dead bodies to better understand human anatomy
ld5V TIL Switzerland is abbreviated to ‘CH’ because of its Latin name, ‘Confoederatio Helvetica.’ - Latin is also still used on stamps and coins
LBYv TIL in the Philippines you can rape your wife, steal from your family and sometimes even kill a spouse, legally.
6EeJw TIL that the "German" soldiers that get murdered after surrendering in "Saving Private Ryan" were actually Czech and were saying “Please don’t shoot me! I am not German, I am Czech, I didn’t kill anyone! I am Czech!".
BrLeL TIL that cannabis grows in the wild in the Himalayan region of India and Nepal