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TIL The Bornean Bay Cat is one of the rarest wild cats in the world – Only 12 specimens have been studied between the years of 1874 and 2002, and the species was never caught on film until 2009.

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aww1y TIL George Lucas made sure R2D2 saves the day at least once in every Star Wars movie (Episodes 1-6)
OGjn4 TIL that the idea that objects falling speed is proportional to their weight was refuted a thousand years before Galileo
bVYE TIL Bolivia, Laos, Mongolia, and Paraguay each maintain their own navy despite the fact that the countries are landlocked.
Xy6R TIL that in Argentina, orangutans are granted human-like rights
woonP TIL about the 1994 Black Hawk friendly-fire incident, in which 2 USAF F-15s shot down 2 US Army Black Hawk helicopters, killing all 26 on-board.