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TIL that the Korean Demilitarized Zone has seen so little human activity, that several critically endangered species survive there.

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yVkDv TIL the word fiasco, associated with failure, is also the name of the iconic Chianti straw bottle wrap
9YkLp TIL that cows are more deadly than sharks, being responsible for an average of 22 deaths per year, whereas sharks average around 5. Around 75% of the attacks were deliberate, and it’s is even estimated that around 5 of the 22 deaths caused by cows per year are carried by a group of these bovine.
D19Y TIL the term “white trash” was invented by blacks as a racial epithet against whites too poor to own slaves.
gYO4 TIL Bill Murray once gave director Wes Anderson $25000 for a helicopter rental for the film Rushmore As disney would not pay due to cost cuts
E1ZGd TIL the world’s oldest pool of water was found 2 miles down a Canadian mineshaft and dated at ~2 billion years old. By observing the sulphate in the water, researchers were also able to confirm that single-celled organisms had inhabited the pool at some point.