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TIL it is estimated that there are around 110 million landmines planted all over the world, many of them having been there for decades.

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5Y5Yr TIL the Canadian city of Medicine Hat became the first city to end homelessness by giving every person living on the streets a home with no strings attached. The strategy has meant associated declining costs in terms of crime and health care, and child welfare services
X0k8E TIL Project A119 : a top-secret project to nuke the Moon
awKlZ TIL the Tuatara is neither lizard nor snake, but it's own distinct order that dates back 250,000,000 years, making them a "living dinosaur." They have a highly developed Parietal Eye on top of their head, connected to the brain, that allows them to sense differences in lights and shadows.
yQw7V TIL (PAINFULLY) that a common black and yellow wasp can sting straight through multiple layers of decent quality toilet tissue. Don't make the mistake of pitying them once they are caught like I did...
0wbwA TIL Original hosts usually have low death rates when infected with a pathogen, with fatality rates tending to be much higher in new hosts