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TIL of Lake Chad, which has shrunk by over 90% since the '60s due to poor environmental management. The ecological catastrophe continues to endanger the water supply of 30 million people in West Africa

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5Nr8 TIL That Paul Newman’s company Newman’s Own donates all after tax profits to charity. Over $430 Million and counting.
ZpX9o TIL two people were killed outside Graceland during Elvis Presley's funeral
16JpD TIL that in the opening of the War of 1812, Britain captured Fort Mackinac from the USA, with zero casualties on either side.
rNRZx TIL about unisexual mole salamanders which are an all-female complex of salamanders that 'steal' sperm from up to five different species of salamanders in the genus Ambystoma and recombine it to produce female hybrid offspring. This method of reproduction is called kleptogenesis.
ZN04 TIL there was a massive solar storm in 1859 that sparked fires in telegraph offices. Were a storm of that size to hit today, it would knock out power grids for months or longer.