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TIL in the 90s scientists tried to create an artificial biosphere in the desert which ended up a massive failure crawling with crazy ants.

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neDWW TIL Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian tourist who joined Magellan’s historic circumnavigation around the world. Magellan himself was killed, and only 18 crew members survived, including Pigafetta — his surviving journal is where most of the information about the voyage comes from.
dDoB TIL that an army of feral cats roam Disneyland every night to keep the mice population in check.
ADvWg TIL Having resulted in 77 people dying in 9 years, Australia's Horses and Cows Are Deadlier Than Its Snakes and Spiders. Kangaroos killed 60 in that time, while snakes and lizards have only killed 23. Spiders haven't killed anyone since 1979
x0Y7 TIL that the singular form of “spaghetti” is “spaghetto”
yWOl TIL the highest paid woman CEO in America was born a man