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TIL: Giraffes face 'silent extinction' as population shrinks nearly 40%

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gDZ9 TIL that it would take 76 work days for the average person to read the all privacy policies they agree to in a year.
5Yjv9 TIL of US Army Major General Peter Conover Hains, the only Civil War officer to see duty in World War I
Y78w7 TIL The Yacaratiá tree, called the bread tree by jesuit priests, is the only tree in the world with edible wood due to its lack of cellulose. It is a local delicacy in its native province of Misiones, on the Argentine coast.
j6Bwj TIL Pink Floyd derived its name from the first names of two Blues players, and at the last minute
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