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TIL 14% of Americans are illiterate

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MlkW TIL a 9000 member indigenous tribe in Guyana is fighting illegal logging of their land by filming the activity with a drone they built by watching DIY videos on YouTube and taking the footage to the Guyanese government.
7kVP TIL that an estonian guy built an amphibious car from Toyota Land Cruiser and is trying to circumnavigate the globe with it. He recently got into trouble near Cape Verde but still tries to continue his trip.
yZZl TIL In 1933 Soviet Russia dumped 6200 people on an island in Siberia and left them with only flour for food, a small amount of tools and no shelter. A month later 4000 of them were dead.
Y7Ld7 TIL that due to casino profit distributions, every Seminole Native American is a multi-millionaire by the time they turn 18
BVAk TIL the oldest recorded cat was 38 years old. The same owner had a cat that lived 34 years. It is believed to be the strange diet of the cats that played a large role in their lifespan.