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TIL the population of English rabbits in Australia grew from 24 in 1859 to an estimated 10 billion in the 1920s!

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mxZpM TIL when Prince Philip retired from public duty in 2017, he had performed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952. This means that he had worked almost every single day for 65 years. This does not include other engagements where the whole Royal Family was expected to work e.g. diplomatic dinners.
GAyp7 TIL the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to the neurologist, António Egas Moniz, who invented the lobotomy. However, this highly invasive procedure is now widely considered to be one of the greatest mistakes of modern medicine.
kJa11 TIL Boeing created a missile that can fry the electronics of an entire building without killing anyone inside of it or harming the electronics of any surrounding building
dyaQ TIL Wounded Warrior Project revenue spends 62% on officer and CEO salaries. Soldiers get the remaining 38%.
X0ab6 TIL that 2025 is a perfect square. (45 times 45) We will not see a year that is a perfect square until 2116.