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TIL there is an organization called Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife (VETPAW) that enlists veterans to protect endangered species by hunting poachers in Africa

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LEap TIL 8 % human DNA is made up of ancient viruses that used to infect us
VBW1Q TIL that Judd Nelson, the actor who played John Bender in The Breakfast Club, almost got fired from the production for staying in character and harassing co-star Molly Ringwald off-camera
awPY0 TIL that a large part of the hanging gardens of Babylon were destroyed in order to build a parking lot and helicopter landing zone
GLZE TIL the industrial band Ministry named their third album “The Land of Rape and Honey.” Which is the actual town motto for the rural town of Tisdale, Saskatchewan. An agricultural town known for honey and rapeseed production.
xAaD TIL the current Earl of Sandwich owns and founded a chain of 24 sandwich shops, the first of which opened in Walt Disney World