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TIL in order to save tortoises on the Galapagos islands, sharpshooters from New Zealand were flown in to kill 100,000 goats from helicopters

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4kK1N TIL: In 2017, the "holographic" universe theory came back after a UK, Canadian, and Italian study provided the first observational evidence for the explanation. The theory is that our "3d" reality is contained in a 2D surface and that the entire universe is encoded like a 3D movie or a hologram.
rRZk0 TIL Astronomers from Johns Hopkins University, studying spectral analysis of over 200,000 galaxies, initially determined the average color of the universe to be a greenish white. Later study corrected this to a slight beige. A vote followed by press coverage christened the final color "Cosmic Latte"
KO4Wa TIL that barns are red because farmers made their own sealant using linseed oil and rust. The rust protects the wood from algae and fungal growth but also colors the mixture red.
Bgd4L TIL one of the earliest escape attempts to bypass the Berlin Wall was by Heinz Meixner in 1963. He removed a convertible's windshield and deflated its tires as low as possible. He, with his fiancee and her mother hidden, then drove up to the boom barrier, sped under it, and escaped into West Berlin.
loawV TIL: Jimmy Hoffas middle name was Riddle