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TIL the largest population of raccoons outside North America is in Germany. Raccoons are now distributed in several European and Asian countries, as a result of escapes and deliberate introductions

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JAxm TIL: That in it’s entire deployment history (c 1998), the Challenger 2 tank has suffered no combat losses. And that one tank is reported to have survived 70 RPGs.
kORBW TIL: some people earn a living by diving into sewers to collect tiny specks of gold that are accidentally brushed into the open sewers that run alongside the narrow streets of Dhaka's historic gold bazaar.
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