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TIL Afghanistan only has one pig. His name is Khanzir

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lowLr TIL An orchid hunter & companion were taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia. After 9 months of being held, they were told they’d be killed, so on his final day he designed a dream garden. But he was released, got home & built the garden, & won awards for it
DnZD TIL of Giant MacAskill, the largest ‘naturally proportioned’ giant to ever live. Still holding the record for largest chest measurements of any 'non obese’ person, he once lifted a 1000 LB anchor to prove a point.
MNx8 TIL Tim Allen went to prison in ‘78 for smuggling over a pound of cocaine through the airport
G0n5 TIL bunnies (foetuses and newborn) were declared fish by the Pope so monks, who had no access to fish in monasteries, had something to eat during Lent.
a8dnb TIL office vacancy rates are at 20.5%