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TIL that in 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) decided to allow the first limited black bear hunt in the state since the 1990s. However, the hunt was ended abruptly when hunters killed 295 bears out of the 320-bear limit in just 2 days.

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J1PV4 TIL The CIA created The Gateway Experience, a training program that emphasizes brainwave output to change consciousness and eventually transcend the confines of time and space. The process is said to increase awareness, out-of-body experiences, and other mental states. It was declassified in 2003.
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D1aNe TIL That on 1961 Brazil and France had a conflict named "The Lobster War", where Brazil argued that they had the right to fish lobsters because "they crawl at the continental shelf" while France contested that "Lobsters swim".