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TIL that Japan’s Imperial line has Korean roots

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rNXp4 TIL The Golden Poison Frog found in the Amazon rain forest, is the most poisonous animal on the planet.They are so toxic that they have few (if any) predators. The indigenous tribes use the toxin for hunting. Secretions from a single frog could kill two bull elephants.
wLaxM TIL Keanu Reeves was offered the lead role in The Matrix after 5 leading actors in 1990s turned it down.
Y7RGx TIL that the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption added an estimated 10% to the total water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere, which could remain for several years.
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