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TIL a man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing and eating the last Indochinese tiger in China.

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KOVE9 TIL in the event of victory in WWII the Nazis planned to host every Olympic Games that followed in a stadium that would seat 405’000 people
Y7VBW TIL The vaquita is the rarest and most endangered animal on earth, with an estimated 6-8 left in the entire world.
5Yoep TIL an experiment was conducted into the movement of Apatosaurus tails. It's possible that the dinosaurs may have been able to use their tails like whips and make a sonic boom.
d8jkK TIL about Hetty Green, the Witch of Wall Street. Know as "the greatest miser", she was said never to turn on the heat or use hot water, wore one dress and undergarments until they worn out, didn't wash her hands and ate fifteen cents pies. Her son lost his leg after she refused to pay.
MeZdb TIL about the Quadrivium, the science of arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy. Pythagoras could explain the basic links between those sciences with a simple piece or rope.