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

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OyXX TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger was once pelted by an egg at a political rally, in response Arnold said “This guy owes me bacon now … you can’t have egg without bacon”.
yoRJ TIL a man in Florida wrestled a shark out of the water to retrieve his nephew’s arm that had been bitten off. Doctors were able to re-attach the arm.
b97va TIL you are a Jr. if you're named after your dad, but a II (second) if you take the name from someone else in the family.
1rND TIL A 2-year study that linked Ecstasy to Parkinsons was retracted from the journal Science after the authors realized they had accidentally used meth instead.
dGK8 TIL: Crocheting keeps only one knot open at a time whereas Knitting keeps an entire row open simultaneously