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TIL that the US uses less water now than it did in 1970

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6ZVQ TIL a bacteriologist killed 90% of all wild rabbits in France in the span of 2 years when he gave a disease called Myxomatosis to 2 rabbits in his backyard.
XEpor TIL Nasa developed a internet protocol that could connect our entire solar system called DTN (Disruption Tolerant Networking)
M7BZm TIL about the Island of the Dolls (La Isla de las Muñecas) in Mexico, where hundreds of decaying dolls hang from trees. The island’s caretaker, Don Julián Santana, believed he was haunted by a drowned girl’s spirit and began collecting dolls to appease her.
o0ko TIL that Marvel had a female Villan Named Asbestos Lady, who set fires and wore clothes covered in it to proctect her, and later got cancer due to her exposure.
wL1yP TIL of John II of France, who was captured by the English, in the Hundred Years War, and held hostage in London. An exchange of hostages occurred, with his son, Louis, taking his place. When John II was informed that Louis had escaped from captivity, he voluntarily returned to England as a hostage.