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

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9RrM TIL of “Operation Unthinkable”. Winston Churchills plan to invade his Russian allies immediately after winning WW2. His plan was to enlist the help of the USA and the defeated German army.
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