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TIL Stars suddenly vanish and astronomers don't know why

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QJm1e TIL of Magawa, an African giant pouched rat who helped clear landmines left over from the Cambodian civil war from over 225,000 square metres of land. He was capable of sniffing out the TNT in explosives, and could work much faster than humans since he was too light to detonate the mines.
W7N8Y TIL high levels of Neanderthal DNA is linked with LOWER risk of Schizophrenia and Psychotic Symptom
mMBE TIL a driver license in Arizona expires on your 65th birthday and until then, drivers only need new photos every 12 years.
ANMVg TIL the last character Mel Blanc (voice of Yosemite Sam, Sylvester, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, etc.) voiced was Mr. Spacely on Jetsons: The Movie (1990). Blanc died a year before it released.
Yjo7 TIL tomatoes are native to Mexico and weren’t introduced to European countries such as Spain and Italy until the 1500s