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TIL that there are more living organisms in one teaspoon of soil than there are humans on earth. Happy World Soil Day!

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wLwBY TIL that during the Austro-Prussian War, Liechtenstein had an army of 80 men. During the conflict no men were injured or killed and they returned home with 81 men because they’d made an Italian friend along the way. The army was then disbanded and Liechtenstein hasn’t had a military since.
wGVY TIL that besides gold, Fort Knox has also held, among other things, the US Constitution, part of the Hungarian Crown Jewels, and reserves of morphine and opium.
8ap44 TIL there are orange lights on taxi cabs that are only lit when the driver is in distress.
D1POV TIL female sand tiger sharks mate with several males and their offspring devour each other in utero until only one remains and is born the victor and then the mother immediately abandons them
e0JdE TIL that some people in Japan believe that a much loved Japanese baseball team is cursed by the KFC co-founder, Colonel Sanders after his statue was thrown into a river by the team's fans. This is known as "Curse of the Colonel"