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TIL mongooses were introduced to Hawaii to control the invasive rat population. However, rats are nocturnal and mongooses are diurnal. Hawaii now has a problem with both.

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Jj4v TIL Rage Against the Machine played a free show in London as a reward for making “Killing in the Name” the top single in the UK during Christmas 2009
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