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TIL Humans kill more than 100 million sharks every year, which is about 11,000 per hour. Biologically, sharks simply can't keep up with the current rate of exploitation and demand.

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QRka TIL the Marii-El Republic in Russia is the homeland of the Mari people, many of whom still follow their polytheistic indigenous religion. Possibly the only unbroken spiritual lineage to survive Christianisation in Europe. The Mari native religion comprehends tree worship and animal sacrifices
4XPwR TIL The first candidate of the Anti-Masonic Party was himself a Freemason
4VZ6 TIL ‘Coraline’ is the longest stop motion movie created.
LQpOP TIL flat earth conspiracy theorists believe a conspiracy theory that the Flat Earth Society is a government controlled body to disprove flat earthers
5YndB TIL in Brazil it's so common to get robbed in the streets that a lot of people carry an extra cellphone (they call it the "thief's phone") so they can give it to the robber when the crime happens.