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p8eDe TIL India has 3 foot long, multicolored squirrels.
JYglv TIL that 5 Asian countries are responsible for 60% of the plastic waste in the world's oceans, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
WDmB TIL: A Man In India Has Planted A Forest Bigger Than Central Park to Save His Island
7reM7 TIL that while dolphins are known to be intelligent and friendly, some males are known to bash unrelated dolphin calves to death so they are able to mate with their mothers. They also practice herding, in which many males pressure a female for sex using displays of aggression.
x6Erw TIL When a total solar eclipse occurs in a cloudy region, clouds suppress light levels so much that you won’t notice any changes in light levels until about 30 seconds before Totality. Like a fast forward sunset, it becomes dark. Light then returns to normal after Totality in only a few seconds