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TIL in the past four years, 91% of all dives to the bottom of the Mariana Trench have occurred. Prior to this, only the original explorers in 1960 and James Cameron in 2012 had visited.

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wLDY TIL the words lieu (in place of) and tenant (holding a position) are combined to mean “holding in place [of a higher ranking officer]”. Hence, Lieutenant.
0dpNp TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily.
x6Vmg TIL - Hummel figurines were based on the paintings of Berta Hummel, later known as Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel. Early in life she enrolled in Munich’s famed State School of Applied Arts n art history, life drawing, watercolor and oil painting, and textile design graduating top of her class.
vPPPR TIL that Charrúa people were the indigenous people of Uruguay and the surrounding areas. In 1831 the first president of Uruguay, Fructuoso Rivera, organized a campaign to eradicate the Charrúas. They are now considered ethnically extinct.
5VV7Q TIL Madagascar was settled by a small population of no more than 30 women. These 30 women are the ancestors of all native Malagasy today