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TIL that the Great Green Wall is an ambitious ecological project in Africa aimed at combating desertification and improving livelihoods for millions of people.

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R75n6 TIL that 71% of counties in the Great Plains have recorded population declines since 1980, the highest rate of any region in the United States.
dbn7 TIL the hit show “To Catch A Predator” was cancelled in 2008 because an assistant to the Texas DA office shot himself after he was caught talking to and exchanging pictures with a decoy posing as a 13 year old boy.
P1xdw TIL there are at least 20 quadrillion ants on earth - roughly 2.5 million per person 🤯
0wrwv TIL a library in Herculaneum was burned and buried in 79 AD when Mt. Vesuvius erupted. For 250+ years, scholars have been unrolling/attempting to decipher recovered manuscripts from the only antiquarian library ever recovered. The site was never fully excavated; it is assumed more are still buried.
9Y1wQ TIL that if everyone in the world stood shoulder to shoulder, we could fit in the city of Los Angeles, California. Los Angles is around 500 Square feet (1,300 Kilometers).