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J1d6m TIL According to a recent census of 2022 Wild Tiger Population in India has increased to 3,167. This is a significant improvement from 1973 when a census revealed that tigers in India were quickly becoming extinct due to habitat loss, hunting, poaching, and killings by locals.
AB TIL that the same guy plays Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, and has done since 1969. He’s still puppeteering both at 78.
wLVvP TIL until the 1980s all freight trains in the USA and Canada were required to have a caboose with a crew. They were replaced by the "end-of-train device" which detects and reports any problems to the engineer, ending an era in railway history.
x686w TIL of Ireland's first billionaire. Sir Tony O'Reilly was a star on the Irish national rugby team, had the highest grade on the national bar exam, became CEO of Heinz ... and declared bankruptcy in 2016.
OGgQL Today I learned barbers and surgeons went their separate ways in 1745