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TIL that throughout the history of life on Earth, over 99.9% of species have gone extinct before they had survived 15 million years.

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8aanK TIL Quentin Tarantino heard the "Woo Hoo" song by the 5, 6, 7, 8s (used in Kill Bill) in a clothing store in Japan and bought the CD from the store's manager
mxYLp TIL that red pigment (carmine) in most foods is made from crushed insects called cochinaels.
xVGE7 TIL since pregnancy isn't seen as a medical issue, it isn't paid for by Japan's national health service. The government does give a lump sum payment of 420,000 yen to the parents though.
yVdyw TIL that after the passing of Paul Kalanithi and Nina Riggs, who both chronicled their terminal illnesses, their respective surviving spouses ended up falling in love with each other and are currently together.
yVlAp TIL that in Nov. 1989 a man "with bulging pants" was stopped by Baltimore police for "walking oddly". The perp was found to have 21 live homing pigeons stuffed in his trousers.