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TIL that the North American Wildlife Research Team set up a trap to catch Bigfoot, and it managed to catch 6 bears.

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50G8 TIL that in America in 1960, 30% of all brides gave birth within 8.5 months of their wedding
WkrVo TIL Until the 1990s, the Sun was the only star whose surface had been resolved
mxojo TIL sugar can be dangerously explosive. In 2008, 14 people died and 40 were injured when sugar dust combusted at Imperial Sugar's refinery in Georgia. A U.S. Chemical Safety Board report found the explosion was entirely preventable. The sugar industry has been aware of explosion risks since 1926.
b97Pa TIL there's a noticeable uptick in heart attacks immediately following Daylight Saving Time... likely due to people suddenly changing their sleep patterns, going against their "internal clock"
D15xD TIL that Jakarta is sinking 25cm (10in) per year, in part due to excessive use of groundwater and lack of piped water. It is expected that the city will be completed submerged in next 30 years.