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oBV5L TIL Mount Everest is so inundated with waste, including 26,500 lbs of human excrement, each season that the Nepalese gov't now requires each climber to pack out 8 kg of waste when descending the mountain (human waste, empty cans/bottles, abandoned tents, etc.).
GAXo1 TIL that Victoria's Secret was named in reference to Queen Victoria and the associated refinement of the Victorian era, while the "secret" was hidden underneath the clothes.
69eZ8 TIL that elephant poaching has steadily decreased in certain African countries causing elephant populations to slowly begin rising.
QNgkE TIL that for one species of moth, the male will shoot layers of hairs drenched in plant toxins onto the female to protect her from predators while he mates with her because copulation takes such a long time. This practice is called protective nuptial festooning!
R7vEl TIL: 15% of all New Zealanders live in Australia