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TIL: 99 percent of all species ever are extinct and of one percent alive today only 14 percent have been documented and described!

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MeJgb TIL about Rainbow Mountain, a holy site that sits 16,000 ft in the Peruvian Andes. In 2015, snowmelt revealed the rock’s unique mineralogy, which created a marbling effect, with layered hues of beautiful colors. It’s now a popular tourist trek from June-August.
R06j TIL that after committing a $5.4 million bank heist, Japanese robbers penned a thank-you note to the bank
dDe6d TIL "keel" was the 1st recorded word in the English language. It was recorded by Gildas in the 6th century referring to the primary ships that the Saxons first arrived in.
xRgB TIL that China harvests the internal organs of detained prisoners, including Tibetans, underground Christians, and practicioners of the peaceful Falun Gong spiritual movement.
jNrXE TIL of Wichard von Alvensleben, a German Wehrmacht Officer who, in 1945, commanded his soldiers to protect 140 Allied POWs from being executed by the SS. The POWs were then set free.