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TIL that over 95% of farm raised salmon are deaf
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TIL in 2005 a Swedish ISP was sued by an anti-piracy group (supported by Paramount, EMI, and Sony) for copyright infringement. An internal investigation revealed that the incriminating material had been planted by insiders hired by the anti-piracy group. A deal was struck and the case was dropped.
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TIL: there is an engineering marvel in Norway. One huge platform stand on just one concrete column in the sea with 251 meters height! I just wonder how they built it till I watched this documentary about it.
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TIL the Australian Night Parrot is the most elusive and mysterious bird in the world - only three people have had a confirmed sighting in over a century.
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TIL of the biblical practice of shmita - every seven years, farmland would be left fallow. Any crops that grew were free for the taking by all, and all debts were negated.
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TIL : California is an area where 2 major tectonic plates meet. Scientists say it's a tectonic time bomb because, if a large scale earthquake occurred in this fault, it will cause a devastating damage as it's a highly populated region.