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TIL Iraq used to have one of the worlds largest marshes until Saddam drained them into a desert

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awNbJ TIL of the Giant Moa, a flightless bird twice as tall as a person and as heavy as a panda. It went extinct in the 16th century
rNBVd TIL that there is an X-men character named Doop who looks like a floating green potato with arms and has a close bond with Wolverine. He has almost unlimited powers but is pretty lazy and likes to party.
yVOjp TIL that Stevie Wonder not only composed, sang, wrote the lyrics and played keyboards on his song "Superstition," he also played the bass part on a bass synthesizer and played the iconic drum part drum too after being inspired by guitarist Jeff Beck. The only part he didn't play were the horns
graZA TIL that a group of debt collecters in Erie, PA posed as sheriff deputies and create a fake courtroom to scare people into paying debts.
LwEQ TIL the saltiest food in America is PF Chang’s Hot & Sour Soup Bowl, with 8,000 mg of sodium it’s equal to 44 bags of Cool Ranch Doritos.