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TIL that many Scientists believe killing off mosquitoes would have little negative consequences.

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DQ0rp TIL CSPAN Presidential Historians Survey from 2000-2017 consistently rank the top 3 GOAT U.S. presidents as Lincoln, Washington, and FDR. The worst ranked president was James Buchanan. Lincoln, Washington, FDR scored highest in Crisis Leadership, Moral Authority, and Public Persuasion respectively
QJYYe TIL Zakouma National Park, Chad, is the closest “Big Five” destination to Europe. Six black rhinos were flown 3,000 miles from South Africa to settle in the park in 2018 since their species was wiped out by poachers. All the rhinos were dehorned to deter poachers, and electronically tagged
4kMVw TIL the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was so intense that it obliterated most of the island and its surrounding archipelago. The explosion was equivalent to 200 megatons of TNT, and the ash cloud lowered global temperatures, leading to a "volcanic winter".
rRgQ1 TIL that the much celebrated failure of the Spanish Armada was followed by an equally unsuccessful English retaliation called the English Armada
kOaNe TIL Korean women look for holes, locally known as Molka, in public (or private) restrooms and cover them with toilet paper since those holes usually contain spycams that record them.