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TIL Wolves in Winnipeg zoo dig escape tunnel, end up in polar bear exhibit

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Brmjk TIL on the surface of Phobos there is a huge, freestanding boulder the size of a building, 85m tall and 90m across (279 x 300 feet). Called the Phobos Monolith, it is believed to be a piece of impact ejecta.
D1jKV TIL that over half of all forested land on Earth is located in just five countries: Russia, Canada, the US, China, and Brazil.
5VVEk TIL wet cement can cause chemical burns
0w7JL TIL that Ireland has only one theme park and it's made by a potato chip company.
OnlR TIL that carrots aren’t actually good for your eyes… it’s just a myth that the British government fabricated during WWII. They wanted to keep their newly developed radar system secret from the Germans and had to find some way to explain how they were suddenly shooting down a lot more planes.