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TIL that by the end of the century Canada's growing season will likely be 20-40 days longer

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v1LLD TIL of the Toba supervolcanic eruption theory which caused a global volcanic winter for 6-10 years, a 1,000 year cooling of the Earth, and might have decreased human population to 3,000 -10,000 individuals.
kOD0e TIL Mr. Potato Head a was product placement and his sales increased by 500% after the release of Toy Story (1995).
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mxX8P TIL that a Man in Florida shot neighbour's cat because it "looked at him like he owned the place".
d8897 TIL After building an underpass for elephants to cross the highway near Mt. Kenya, it took less than 12 hours for the first elephant to use it.