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TIL that Don Rosa (Scrooge McDuck comic book author and illustrator) is almost unknown in the US while having a near rockstar status in Europe

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4km8g TIL "Ramsar site" is a title designated to wetland areas recognized for their global importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as 'The Convention on Wetlands.' This international environmental treaty was signed on February 2, 1971, in Ramsar, Iran, under the patronage of UNESCO.
JY0Yl TIL: That seagrass can convert 20 times more carbon per acre than land forests.
D1B4p TIL: “Flamin’ Hot Cheetos” sent multiple kids to the ER worried about blood in their stool, but actually it was just the red food dye changing the color because of the amount they ate.
QJ1Mk TIL the lesser anteater is regarded as being one of the most foul smelling creatures in the entire animal kingdom. Their smell is cited as being 7 times more potent than a skunk and can be smelled from approximately 50 meters away.
GAKnN TIL the man who killed Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip, was only 19 and also killed Franz Ferdinand's wife Sophie. This occurred when their convertible unexpectedly stopped 5 feet in front of the assasin.