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TIL that in North Carolina, non-linear models which predict sea rise due to climate change are banned by law

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X0XG8 TIL the smallest hoofed animals are called Java mouse-deer, not much bigger than ordinary rats
nepaB TIL Tish the goldfish was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest captive goldfish, 43 years after he was won as a prize at a funfair.
oR1a7 TIL The Dutch East India Company was the the first publicly traded company in the world.
b9bj0 TIL that only 2 songs sung by villains have been nominated by the Academy for best song: “Mean Green Mother from Outer Space” from Little Shop of Horrors and “Blame Canada” from the South Park movie. “Mean Green” was also the first with profanity to be nominated.
lo6V1 TIL about John C. Beale, a man who pretended to be a CIA secret agent, flew around the world on first-class flights, stayed in high-end hotels and cost the taxpayers almost US$900,000.