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TIL there is a raccoon problem in Japan, they were introduced as pets, but people kept releasing them.

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9DLB TIL OK Go added their 35 minute track “9027 km” on their album “Oh No” in order to prevent their label from using the extra space to add DRM software.
mxlLY TIL that J. Cole graduated from St. John’s University in 2009, but did not receive his diploma until 2015 due to an overdue library book
9YxoX TIL that the term “Cup Of Joe” is named after Josephus Daniels. Daniels, a former secretary of the US Navy, banned the consumption of alcohol in the Navy. Thus, increasing the consumption of coffee which was referred to as a “a cup of Josephus Daniels” which was later shortened to “a cup of Joe”
ZOov TIL The Rwandan genocide - which caused 1 millions deaths - is agreed to be the direct cause of the First and Second Congo Wars, which caused 80000 deaths and 5.4 million deaths respectively. This means the Rwandan genocide probably caused 7.2 million deaths in total.
4XnrN TIL that the discovery of oil as a fuel was an environmental miracle for whales as it made hunting whales for their oil far less competitive.