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TIL that Fish and Wildlife purposefully introduced gemsbok oryx to New Mexico for exotic game hunting in 1969. Ninety three were released between 1969 and 1977, with their current population being around 3,000. They are considered invasive and are having a negative effect on the environment.

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lo4Lr TIL in the film Paddington, the writers wanted the CGI bear to use a cake fork for a gag, but director Paul King had to veto it because it'd cost another £10k to render the fork in CGI
Z8jQv TIL that despite a diet of up to 7,000 calories per day and weighing up to 400 lbs, sumo wrestlers typically do not suffer from symptoms of obesity due to their intense workout regimens. Upon retirement, however, they must seriously cut calories or become at risk for cardiovascular disease.
5YEQP TIL about the Great fire of Meireki that burned down 60-70% of Edo(now Tokyo) and killed 100,000 residents in 1657
KOll6 TIL of Benjamin Lay, a radical abolitionist Quaker from 19th c. PA. He lived in a cave, ate only vegetables & fruit, & threatened slave-owning Quaker's with God's wrath. Also he was a hunchback dwarf.
0K1R TIL each person has a “walking signature” that can be detected by their smartphone’s accelerometer data; the signature persists even if you change phones