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TIL in 2011 a family agreed to a lifetime gag order as part of a settlement with a fracking company. An attorney for the company said they intend to enforce the gag order on the children too, who were then seven and ten-years-old.

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PYojZ TIL that the oldest known domesticated dog remains are over 14,000 years old. The dog died young and is unlikely to have been much use to humans. Nevertheless, it was buried in an elaborate grave alongside two humans.
Oyj4 TIL the Aral Sea has shrunk 80-90% since the 60s, it was formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world.
LkJGr TIL about Cambodia's memorials to documenting vicious rule of Pol Pot and the genocide of the Khmer Rouge. Nearly 20% of Cambodia's population were murdered and buried in mass graves.
yVj68 TIL that in Italy, a judge sentenced scientists to prison for not correctly predicting an earthquake and warning the public
JLYm TIL Rowlf the Dog was the first Muppet with a regular spot on network television; his roles as Jimmy Dean’s sidekick on The Jimmy Dean Show and the host of Our Place preceded Sesame Street by six years and The Muppet Show by thirteen.