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Today I Learned: the soundtrack from Cover Orange came from a show called Fools Village

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Br60L TIL 4 Canadian wolves were air-dropped into Isle Royale National Park in Michigan to boost the park's wolfpack to 8. The extra wolves were brought in to help keep the moose population in check, thereby preventing mass starvation of the moose herd.
QNQAp TIL the Praying Mantis has only one ear (eardrum) and it's located on the lower belly between its hind legs.
X0OvE TIL that the name of the orchid comes from the Greek word for testicle, "ὄρχις", because of the shape of the twin tubers in some plants of the genus Orchis. This resemblance is also why the Middle English word for certain orchids was "bollockwort", from "bollock" (testicle) and "wort" (plant).
nejrb TIL that Yakuza gangs in Japan hold public press conferences to announce changes in gang policies and news.
wDO1 TIL That Pixar granted a wish from 10-year-old Colby Curtin to see UP before she died from cancer. A Pixar employee flew to the Curtin’s house with a DVD of the finished film and screened it for her and her family. Curtin died seven hours later at 9:20 pm, shortly after seeing the film.