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TIL that wildlife populations have sunk 69% since 1970

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4XQwN TIL that Dr. Seuss was afraid of public speaking because he was traumatized by President Teddy Roosevelt as a Boy Scout. In his later years, he lived in isolation at the top of a mountain.
EgbvX TIL that Brenda Song and Jenny Mai are not the same person.
PYKWn TIL there are microscopic living things in solid rock up to 7 km deep, called Endoliths. So little energy is available they undergo cell division once every 100 years, and some may only divide once every 10,000 years.
y0LX TIL that Mars Inc. do not support the practice of deep-frying Mars bars in batter, as “deep-frying one of our products would go against our commitment to promoting healthy, active lifestyles.”
OogY6 TIL: The first evidence of domestic dogs is from 14,500 years ago where a puppy was buried with its two owners