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TIL about the "Singing Sand Dunes" phenomenon, where certain desert dunes emit a low-pitched hum due to sand grain vibrations under specific conditions

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0wPo1 TIL that in 1945 Myanmar, 900 Imperial Japanese soldiers crossed through 10 miles of mangrove swamps that contained saltwater crocodiles in an attempted retreat from the Royal Navy. Less than 500 Japanese soldiers are known to have reached the end of those swamps.
R7b68 TIL the Hippos from Pablo Escobar's private zoo, at Hacienda Napoles, escaped became feral, bred and now terrorise local fisherman in Columbia.
rN1Mx TIL the chemotherapy paclitaxel (Taxol) was first isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew tree. In 1987, anti-cancer effects were seen, but harvesting bark killed the trees. Scientists then raced to (and succeeded) in synthesizing the drug. Approved in 1992, Taxol still treats many cancers today.
0vd1 TIL More Americans now die from painkillers than from heroin and cocaine combined
rN1j4 TIL While recording her third album, Janet Jackson was harassed by strange men outside her hotel. Instead of running to her producers, she decided to take a stand and 'backed them down'. She decided to write a song about the incident and called it 'Nasty' which became a certified gold single.