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TIL that Gordon Ramsay was doused in petrol and held at gunpoint in Costa Rica while investigating illegal shark fin trading for a television series

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rp7w TIL of the Mongolian death worm, an alleged creature living in the Gobi desert that can grow up to 5 feet long and spew corrosive acid.
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