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TIL that the warm water cooling pools at the Miami Nuclear Plant became a prime habitat for the American crocodile to the point they played a major role in bringing the species back from the brink of extinction.

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awR8L TIL There has been no correlation between Punxsutawney Phil's predictions and what the country has seen weather-wise each year. For 120 plus years records have been kept, Phil's six-week prognostications have been correct only around 39 percent of the time
xVK0g TIL kimchi is so ubiquitous in South Korea that many households have a special fridge just for storing it. According to a consumer survey, this "kimchi refrigerator" is the #1 most desired appliance in the country.
a8DvZ TIL That European settlers introduced the possum from Australia into New Zealand to establish a population for hunting purposes in the 1850's, after awhile the population sky rocketed up to 70 million at one point and are considered a destructive pest in New Zealand today.
b6R50 TIL It took 6 hours for Marilyn Monroe's body to reach the morgue. It should have only taken 45 minutes.
05E5 TIL that of the 196 countries in the world, 59 of them gained independence from the United Kingdom.