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TIL: The Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911 by a Louvre employee

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xnPg TIL of “Yasuke” the first recorded foreign born samurai in Japan from the 16th century. He was a black man from Mozambique and would have been extremely tall at the time. It was reported he had the strength of 10 men.
VBgnZ TIL that 12 million barrels of oil are used to produce plastic bags in the U.S.
PaDL TIL that if actor Randy Quaid steps foot on American soil again, he will be arrested and prosecuted.
4kAXX TIL Rwanda's Akagera national park is the largest protected wetland in Africa and safari destination with elephants, lions. But in 1997 it was reduced in size by close to 50% as the land was allocated to populations returning after the 1994 genocide
pYmwA TIL that we can reduce land use associated with cattle production by 92% (1.2 ha/tonne down from 14.2 ha/tonne) by raising them in silvopasture, an ancient practice in which cattle are raised on the same land as perennial tree crops.