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TIL that people influence adaptability and urban planning by creating 'elephant trails/desire paths', showcasing our natural movement patterns.

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gM9Q8 TIL about eight-year-old Christian McPhilamy. He endured bullying as a result of him deciding to grow his hair out long in order to donate it to kids who lost their hair as a result of cancer.
4X0KN TIL moths are a crucial pollinator of a wide range of flowers and plants. New research shows that the moths' transport networks are larger and more complex than those of daytime pollinators like bees.
gVmy TIL a man named Simon Bunce was arrested for buying child porn online, and lost his job and family over it, only to be revealed that someone in Indonesia hacked his credit card.
4X09X TIL of a French territory in South America called French Guiana, who’s got the 17th best GDP mainly due to its primary income being their rocket-launching base in the capital, Kourou.
DjXD TIL that 39% of US casualties in Vietnam occured through friendly fire