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TIL of the 2020 Nigeria Hostage Rescue, where a 27 year old American was kidnapped. The US responded by sending 30 Navy SEALs, 3 AC-130J Ghostriders, 8 CV-22B Ospreys, 6 C-17A Globemaster IIIs 5 KC-135R Stratotankers 8 MC-130J Commando IIs 1 P-8A Poseidons, and 1 Gulfstream V to rescue him.

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oWV7 TIL that in preparation for the World Cup in Brazil there were over 250,000 citizens involuntarily removed from there homes for construction and other World Cup accommodation purposes.
mxLxM TIL that Human civilization has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of plants.