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TIL that whales evolved from wolf sized land animals that roamed the planet around 50 million years ago.

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awBBZ TIL Douglas Tompkins, founder of The North Face Company, purchased and conserved over 2 million acres of land in Chile and Argentina, becoming one of world’s largest private land owners
R7Z81 TIL two Japanese Kawanishi H8K "Emily" flying boats carried out an unsuccessful bombing raid on Hawaii on March 4, 1942. Four bombs from one of the planes exploded near a high school in Honolulu which shattered some of its windows.
Bwwk TIL In under 20 years the Aral Sea has shrunk to ten percent of its original size and is so salty that barely any life form remains. The Russians were taught to believe that the sea was an “error of nature” and therefore pointless
71MM TIL: Alaska has the highest rape rate in the U.S… 80 rapes per 100k.
oRxdR TIL that Steve Irwin Nammed His Daughter After His 2 favorite pets.