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TIL: Cartels are Mexico’s fifth largest employer, making up 175,000 members

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Z86d4 TIL there is a Colombian species of Frog called Allobates Niputidea or in english, Allobates Not a Fucking Clue. This is because when discovered, the team had no idea of how to classify it.
4Xm85 TIL that a ballerina was diagnosed with a detached retina in 1941 and had eye surgery. She had bed rest for 3 months, but still moved her feet. The op failed, as did another. For her third, she had a year’s bed rest. Her husband sat with her every day, using their fingers to teach her ballet.
dD807 TIL A lady from 15th Century England called Julia Berners is responsible for starting the tradition of giving animal groups whimsical names.
1DAD TIL that Brent and Wayne Gretzky hold the NHL record for most combined points by two brothers; Wayne with 2857 career points and Brent with four.
LEap TIL 8 % human DNA is made up of ancient viruses that used to infect us