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TIL Lead singer of popular Lambada song was brutally murdered in 2017

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l7Wx5 TIL in 2012 a Navy SEAL accidentally shot himself in the head while trying to prove to his date that his gun wasn't loaded
D1Vxv TIL In WWII , scientists at the Vavilov Institute of Plant protected the seeds from the threats of cold, hungry residents of the besieged city, rats, and their own hunger. 28 of the botanists died of starvation, protecting their collection Today invaluably stored at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
a8nZA TIL the Incans believed dark spots(impact craters) on the moon were created because a fox who fell in love with the moon, was squeezed against the lunar goddess Mama Killa, producing a patch.Mama Killa was believed to cry tears of silver.
OGZZe TIL heart disease is more commonly found in male captive gorillas compared to female. It is one of the leading causes for gorilla mortality in captivity. “Death due to external causes was 4.45 times more likely among females than males.” [2]
9wl77 TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled.