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TIL The Arabian Oryx became extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private reserves, and was reintroduced into the wild starting in 1980. In 2011, it was the first animal to revert to vulnerable status on the IUCN Red List after previously being listed as extinct

9w8nm TIL of honeypot ants, force fed until their abdomen swells, they function as food storage for ants.
Z8p7D TIL That Roman Polanski played a French Policeman in Rush Hour 3, Directed by Brett Ratner
ep7k4 TIL that cheetas chirp like birds and it is SO cute.
XEjjD TIL Georgia’s state flag is basically just the flag of the Confederate States of America
BrovL TIL that humans can smell fear.