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TIL that there are as few as 3200 tigers left in the wild, down from 100000 at the beginning of the 20th Century.

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neKOY TIL Rocket Lab successfully tested their ability to catch a rocket falling back to Earth after launch. Completed in April 2020, the test involved the used rocket, a parachute, a helicopter, and a grappling device on a cable.
P1pRG TIL that the NYC neighborhood of Marble Hill is in Manhattan, despite being attached to the Bronx and not physically part of Manhattan island
696wl TIL a 12-year-old boy, at an art exhibit in Taipei, accidentally tore a fist-sized hole into a 17th century painting, worth $1.5 million, when he stumbled and put his hand out to balance himself. However, the artwork was insured, so the boy's family were not asked to pay for the restoration costs.
dDMP9 Today I Learned ISPs are required to respond to your complaints through the FCC. ISPs have a lot of shady business practices. In my case they raised the rates from $60 to $240. I was never informed this would happen, and I did not receive a notice that it was going to happen. I just received a bill.
dDW98 TIL that there is restaurant in Beijing that specialises in preparing dishes from the genitals (penises and testicles) of male animals.