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TIL that deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon have plummeted 80% in the last decade

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n07Y TIL the phrase “don’t spill the beans” comes from the ancient Greek practice of placing beans in a jar to cast a vote. If someone spilled the jar, the election results would be known prematurely.
Y7kZ TIL the Beastie Boys’ song “Fight For Your Right” was a parody making fun of drunk metal heads. Since the song only encouraged these people, the Beastie Boys stopped performing it live in ‘87.
gGBD TIL Ben Schulz (more infamously known as Leeroy Jenkins) had a written role in the script for the Warcraft movie. Pvt Jenkins was to break rank “with a zealous battlecry” and be immediately cut down by orcs. The part was ultimately cut from the movie.
gMYZ7 TIL For Decades, Southern States Considered Thanksgiving an Act of Northern Aggression
0e4y TIL During Prohibition, bootlegger William S. McCoy became famous for never watering down his beer or booze as opposed to many who did so to stretch profits. As a result, people starting calling his products, “the real McCoy.”