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Today I learned there is a global population of 50 endemic Marsican brown bears in the Abbruzzo region, Italy. Despite conservation efforts, the critically endangered population continues to dwindle.

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MeW0V TIL that an Aussie Prime Minister, who is presumed to have drowned back in 1967, has a swimming centre named in his honour
4kd9a TIL about the Paria diving tragedy, where five divers were sucked into an underwater oil pipeline. Only one of the men made it out alive, but no rescue attempts were made to save the other four divers who were still alive. They tragically died inside the pipe.
0dWy TIL that overall, consumer debt in America has increased by a whopping 1700% since 1971.
oBQRY TIL there are only 15 countries (sovereign states, not dependencies) in the world without official armed forces. Out of these, 12 are islands. Only Andorra, Vatican City, and Liechtenstein are located on mainland. The largest population is held by the Solomon Islands with a little over 650,000.
N7w8P TIL that barbers in the Middle Ages performed surgery such as limb amputation, bloodletting and tooth pulling in addition to cutting hair. They were known as ‘barber surgeons’ and the red and white barber pole signified blood and bandages.