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TIL That there are only 3200 Tigers left in the wild.

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Qwvp TIL the largest salmon caught in Iceland in 2016 was caught by Eric Clapton. He took a quick picture and released it back into the river.
5LXn TIL in the early 90’s, a comic strip named “Bob Spongee” ran in northern California and featured a talking sponge with arms and legs. The creator later sued Nickelodeon but no settlement was ever reached.
KOQOE TIL about the Spanish Flu, one of the deadliest natural disasters in the history of humanity. In less than 3 years it infected 30% and killed up to 5% of the entire world population. Why don't many people know much about it? Because it was largely overshadowed by another major event – World War I.
8ayVV TIL that a Philo Farnsworth, inventor of the tv, was a 14-year-old when he invented it
Lg5m TIL that fake beauty marks and wearing wigs became popular in the 17th century because they covered up the scarring and baldness that was caused by Syphilis.