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TIL that an estimated 100 African elephants are killed each day by poachers

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nWoW TIL that, when the US was founded, the government could, and often did, unilaterally shut down corporations if they exceeded their authority or caused public harm.
R7nW1 TIL that by 2020 China plans to have their entire nation run on "social credit"..if you're good, you get more benefits. If youre bad, you get things/rights taken away
KOeME TIL that it's harder to detect autism in girls because it presents differently
6w4Z TIL in Australia there is a stinging plant so painful that can drive a man to suicide.
ne1xP TIL when actor/stand-up Jimmy O, Yang got his big break landing a role on an HBO show his father was proud but unimpressed. Jimmy's dad told him if he could do it, he could as well so Jimmy got him an audition to prove it. He got that small part then went on to work on a hugely popular Chinese show.