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TIL According to a recent census of 2022 Wild Tiger Population in India has increased to 3,167. This is a significant improvement from 1973 when a census revealed that tigers in India were quickly becoming extinct due to habitat loss, hunting, poaching, and killings by locals.

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nen69 TIL: When Tennessee seceded from the Union, Scott county seceded from Tennessee. They formed the independent State of Scott. While no major battles were fought on Scott County’s soil during the Civil War, guerrilla warfare was common throughout the county.
wLjN1 TIL a rodent that was said to have been extinct for 114 years showed up on the handrail at the front porch of a lodge in Columbia. It let researchers photograph it for two hours and then disappeared into the night and was never seen again.
pY5Y4 TIL that sometimes skinned ginger root is inserted in the anus as part of a caning punishment. The subject must choose between bracing for the strike (increased burning sensation) or relaxing the buttocks (taking the full force of the blow).
OGxYa TIL The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was recorded in December of 1975, just a few weeks after the freighter sank.
VLeG TIL that in Finland, traffic fines are proportionate to the latest available data on an offender’s income. In October 2001, Anssi Vanjoki (at the time a director at Nokia) was ordered to pay a fine of 116,000 euros after being caught driving at 75 km/h in a 50km/h zone.