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TIL Walmart paid employees of “Walmart de Mexico” in company scrip vouchers usable only at Walmart stores until a court ruling in 2008.

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E15gd TIL Morgan Freeman converted his 124-acre ranch into a giant sanctuary to protect honey bees
j6eEE TIL the U.S. freight rail network moves one-third of all U.S. exports and roughly 40% of long distance freight volume, competing directly with the trucking industry
E1XDp TIL that the treasure hunting company, Odyssey, discovered the ship wreck of the HMS Sussex (1694) which had up to $500 million worth of gold on board in 2001. Despite a deal with the British government retrieve the loot, Spain refuses to let a team survey the site to this this day.
4XBG5 Til about the Harlequin Shrimps monstrous eating habits! This species of shrimp feed exclusively on star fish and will form gangs to subdue the starfish and devour a leg or two. They have also been observed feeding the starfish to keep it alive, therefore growing back its limbs to be eaten again!!
XEOV6 TIL that in 1825, the panda was given its name by a French zoologist. 76 years later, the name was lent to a black and white bear that was mistakenly thought to be a close relative. The giant panda’s name stuck, and the original panda became the lesser or red panda.