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TIL that the koala population of Australia is at serious risk of extinction, in part due to over half the population being infected with chlamydia

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PYZBe TIL the original director of Jaws was Dick Richards but they fired him because he wouldn’t stop referring to the shark as a whale
QJLAp TIL the scientist that discovered stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria swallowed the live bacteria and cured himself with antibiotics to prove his hypothesis. Before this, other scientists scoffed at his hypothesis.
kJllE TIL in 1969 North Korea shot down a US surveillance aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board and that the US did not retaliate at all.
1avvW TIL that Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish carpenter, suffered huge losses after a fire broke out in his woodworking shop that made furniture. He descended into bankruptcy & decided to start making small wood items, including toys. He even renamed his company to 'leg godt' ('play well') or Lego.
NXwjN TIL that isopropyl alcohol can get indigo dye stains out of pretty much any clothing