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TIL that since the Chernobyl disaster, the area inside the ‘exclusion zone’ has become home to hundreds of wild animals such as deer, owls, boars, bears and beavers.

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4kExJ TIL that the Battle of Paoli, a British victory against America is often falsely deemed a massacre where British troops took no prisoners. Actually they took many American prisoners, but the British use of bayonet made the battle very bloody.
l7nPr TIL Brazil and Uruguay have a contested section of their border because each side claims a different stream is the Arroyo de la Invernada, which defined the border by treaty.
VM8dB TIL the melody for the “alphabet song” was written by Mozart
XEWrD TIL that San Bernardino County, the biggest county in the contiguous United States, is bigger than the Netherlands, while Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area in Alaska is bigger than Germany or Japan
D11ae TIL the removal of Skymall magazines saved American Airlines an estimated $350K per year in fuel costs.