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TIL that wildlife populations have sunk 69% since 1970

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GlVN TIL NFL legend Herschel Walker has multiple personalities. He doesn’t remember receiving the Heismann Trophy because another of his personalities was in charge at that time.
6907l TIL about the thick-tailed pygmy jerboa, a species of rodent found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. They have a head and body length of around 4.5-6 cm, are described as having a large head with small eyes, and live in permanent burrows with multiple passages that can extend for 3 m.
v1Jy7 TIL the Skelton monster in Laika Studio's Kubo and the Two Strings is considered to be the largest stop motion puppet ever made.
wL7eE TIL of John Taylor, a charlatan from the 18th century, parading from town to town doing bogus eye operations, and allegedly blinding hundreds of people, including famous composers Handel, and Bach.
OoZ01 TIL that the "nut" in "Honey Nut Cheerios" used to be ground almonds in the recipe, but it's now made from natural almond flavouring which is typically manufactured not from almonds, but from peach pits.