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TIL there is a rainforest in Alaska

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X0kVX TIL: Thomas Harriot invented binary numbers to measure wine
8aXZG TIL about “Pikuach nefesh” the principle in Jewish law that the preservation of human life overrides virtually any other religious rule. When the life of a specific person is in danger, almost any mitzvah lo ta'aseh (command to not do an action) of the Torah becomes inapplicable.
pkxZ TIL in 1935, a shark on display in an Australian aquarium vomited up a human arm, there were no tooth marks anywhere and the limb had been cleanly removed with a blade. The investigation resulted in a man shooting himself in the head before leading police boats on a hours-long chase.
4XpD5 TIL that 90% of the plastic in the oceans come from just 10 rivers. 8 are in Asia and 2 are in Africa.There are the Yangtze, Indus, Yellow, Hai He, Ganges, Pearl, Amur and Mekong in Asia and the Nile and the Niger in Africa
a8okN TIL that in 2005, The Simpsons was dubbed into Arabic as Al-Shamshoon and heavily altered. Homer drinks soda, eats beef hot dogs, and snacks on ka'ak instead of donuts. Alcohol, pork, Moe's Tavern, and Krusty's Jewish background were all removed.