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TIL The once widespread West African black rhino was declared extinct 3 years ago. The reason for extinction was poaching by humans.

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1aYdr TIL that Johnny Leech and his family, gardeners and descendants of the African diaspora, lived in former servant quarters in South Carolina at Magnolia Plantation up until 1999.
PYXyZ TIL Luffas are grown on a vine like a gourd instead of in the sea like other natural sponges.
neWwo TIL Study Shows We Are Born Creative Geniuses But The ‘Education’ System Dumbs Us Down
6E0El TIL about the 1998 AFF match, in which neither Thailand nor Indonesia wanted to win as the winner would have to face Vietnam. Indonesia scored an own goal to face Singapore, the 'easier opposition'. Thailand lost to Vietnam, Indonesia lost to Singapore, and Singapore went on to win the tournament.
8e8Nb TIL Leonard Nimoy directed the film Three Men and a Baby