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TIL extreme inequality contributes to 21,000 deaths each day

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Oob67 TIL that the rarest insect in the world is the Lord Howe Island stick insect. It was believed to be extinct since 1920 until some were found again in 2001. In 2006 there were only about 50 of them, but only 2 years later their population increased to 700!
78G4M TIL some cheeses are ripened with live mites, which are then eaten along with the cheese
KOV0B TIL in 2000, Sonny Sandoval, lead singer of Nu Metal group POD, was responsible for the increased popularity of the name “Nevaeh” which is “Heaven” spelled backwards.
p554 TIL: In France, it is the law, that only a croissant made with pure butter can be straight
4XbNo TIL there is a Live Oak Society composed entirely of live oak trees. The current president of the Live Oak Society is the Seven Sisters Oak, and is at least 500 years old.