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TIL Vanna White announced a pregnancy through a Wheel of Fortune puzzle. Sadly, just days after taping, she had miscarried.

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gMEQb TIL Primatology pioneer Dian Fossey, determined to save the nearly-extinct Mountain Gorillas waged a war against poachers: she led armed patrols, burned their huts, arrested and placed bounties on poachers and convinced the locals that she practiced black magic, in order to scare them away
m1xNP TIL that the Schwartzkopff torpedo was based on the Whitehead design. Schwartzkopff translates to Blackhead. In 2 battles where this torpedo was employed, 3 ships were sunk.
Z8dEp TIL that an artist, fed up by a poorly-signed exit near LA, secretly painted and installed an improvement which went unnoticed by the DOT for months
5rP9 TIL that’s a group called Bikers Against Child Abuse International; these bikers will protect the homes of children and accompany them into court to testify.
4XAEN TIL that the ozone layer is healing and a full recovery is expected by year 2050-2060