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TIL there are “rabies free” countries.

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4XQog TIL that Koi carps bread outside of Japan live on average 15 years, while the average age of Japanese koi is 40 years and the oldest recorded lifespan is 226 years (the Koi named Hanako lived from 1751 to 1977).
VM1ND TIL the Japanese never ate salmon sushi until the 1980s when a Norwegian businessman, hired by Norway's government to offload excess salmon, made a deal with a Japanese company to sell the fish in its grocery stores, leading to its popularity today.
PYgDE TIL that according to astronauts, space smells like a strange mixture of charred meat and raspberries.
1oY8 TIL that supplying all domestic water by sea water desalination would increase the United States’ energy consumption by around 10%, about the amount of energy used by domestic refrigerators.
D1m1D TIL about a Documentary called Kadoma. In which 2 American Pro Kayakers and their South African guide attempt the first descent of the Lukuga River in The Democratic Republic of Congo.While filming, the guide was snatched out of his Kayak by a 15fT crocodile and never seen again.