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TIL that the Belize Barrier Reef is No Longer on UN’s Endangered List

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1aDl8 TIL that a "mirror world" is a representation of the real world in digital form.
RkJw TIL the largest population of tigers in the world is in the USA. The number of tigers in captivity now exceeds that of wild tigers.
mpGM TIL Herodotus wrote about fuzzy, dog sized ants living in India which dug up gold to build ant hills. For centuries, people assumed it was made up. In the 1990s, scientist discovered a fuzzy marmot living in India that digs up gold whenever it burrows.
eBdg TIL that an Indonesian tribe successfully uses the “gandarusa” bush as a form of male birth control. Scientists say the plant prevents pregnancy by slowing down the activity of certain enzymes in the sperm that help them wriggle into a female’s ovum.
j68nM TIL that a U.S general named Joe Potter was responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal Zone, the 1964 Worlds Fair and finally Disney World