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TIL the Saudi blockade of Yemen has caused 70% of Yemen's population to starve. Over 50k children died of starvation in 2017 alone.

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yLJ8 TIL there are so many different types of apples, if you were to eat a new one everyday, it would take almost 20 years to try them all.
x61Eo TIL that in 1894 an elephant in malaysia charged into a moving train to defend its herd. the train derailed and 2 people were killed.
VQym TIL there is an abandoned subway station under City Hall in New York that no train stops at but that you can see in passing if you take the number 6 train
xVYgo TIL That Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasitic microorganism transmitted by cats, can reside permanently in human brains. This parasite induces permanent changes in human behavior, including enjoying the smell of cat urine, an increase in risk-taking behaviors and a 2.5x increase in Schizophrenia
wLJRE TIL the Psychedelic Frogfish, first scientifically described in 2009, has a number of colorful, kaleidoscopic stripes arranged in a fingerprint pattern. The fish lives among the similar-appearing coral rubble around Ambon Island, Indonesia where it can hide by crawling into narrow crevices.