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TIL The number of species at risk of extinction has doubled to 2 million

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VOK8 TIL Japanese emperor Akihito is a world class expert on goby fish. He has published 38 peer-reviewed scientific studies on the topic.
j6PDv TIL Martha Stewart used to be a model and even did a campaign for Chanel.
KOyDQ TIL that in ancient Rome, giving fellatio was seen as a disgusting, shameful act, while receiving it wasn't. So sometimes petty crimes were solved by punishing the criminal through forcing him/her to perform fellatio on the victim of the crime, instead of taking the case to court.
e0ok4 TIL Phosphogypsum is a common byproduct of fertilizer production. It has very few pratical uses and is radioactive, containing uranium, thorium, radium, radon and polonium. For this reason they are stored indefinitely in Stacks. ONE ton of phosphoric acid produces FIVE tons of phosphogypsum waste.
JYVW8 TIL Robert Altman earned only $70,000 for directing the 1970 film MAS*H, but his 14-year-old son earned over $1 million for writing the lyrics of its epic theme song.