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TIL that Texas is home to nearly 2 million feral hogs that cause up to $500 million in property damages a year.

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ZMZQ TIL the Sun has completed 18-20 orbits of the Milky Way galaxy since its birth but it has only completed 1/1250th of its orbit since the dawn of humans.
LQd9d TIL Zakia Khudadadi was the first Afghan female sportsperson to participate in an international sporting event after the Taliban takeover when she competed in the 2021 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. She publicly requested help in order to safely leave Afghanistan and take part at the Tokyo Paralympics
gMyBA TIL prison ships are a thing. There's actually one floating around New York.
4kRMN TIL that Chinchorro mummification technique was to remove the skin of the deceased to extract organs before sewing it back on. Additionally, after the mummies were removed to more humid climates, their skin is “melting.”
j6VYN TIL that John Tyler, the 10th U.S. President still has a living grandson, Harrison Tyler who is 94 yrs old.