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TIL the UK Royal Family charge the RNLI (lifeboat charity) to launch boats, as the Royal Family own the beach/land

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nWrjb TIL: Seagulls are an endangered species with fewer than 100,000 in NZ
EK8x TIL the EPA and former employees sued Area 51 for failure to comply with hazardous waste disposal laws. The case was thrown out on national security grounds.
Jr4Q TIL in 1916 German agents blew up a munitions depot in New Jersey. An explosion so large that could be compared to a 5.5 Richter scale earthquake. $100K in damage was done to the Statue of Liberty and people as far away as Maryland were woken up by what they thought was an earthquake.
BNnW TIL Australia has a predatory version of the koala, known as Thylarctos plummetus
mjnP TIL a private walled city is being built in Guatemala. This self-contained haven for the wealthy boasts apartments, shops, nightclubs, boutiques and restaurants. Residences cost $260,000 to $800,000 each, in a country where the average citizen makes less than $300 a month.