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TIL in the 1980s, the last 29 Guam kingfishers were captured in an effort to save the species from total extinction caused by non-native brown tree snakes. Through the dedicated effort of zoos, there are now 140 around the world with the aim of reintroducing them back to the wild one day.

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R5oM9 TIL the longest ski jump ever is more than a quarter of a kilometre (253.5 m / 832 ft)
nebYB TIL the two Koreas were split before for roughly 300 years.
Yv0G TIL the Hasidic Jewish population of East Ramapo NY elected Hasids to the public school board, which then started cutting the public school budget and closing public schools. Hasids don’t attend the public schools.
Oo0WY TIL that mistletoe kissing originated with fertility rites. The hanging sprig is a very ancient symbol of virility and therefore anybody standing beneath it is signaling that he or she is sexually available.
R54k4 TIL an estimated 90-100% of adults in East Asia and 80% in Central Asia have an impaired ability to digest lactose.