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TIL England has rainforests

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Nb18 TIL lighter skin and hair pigments in early Eurasian humans may have been due to interbreeding with neanderthals
VBn1p TIL Irish-American dancer and Michael Flatley's shows have grossed over a $1 Billion. He was forced to retire in '16 due to an irreparably damaged spine, injured left knee, a torn right calf, two ruptured Achilles tendons, a fractured rib, and a recurring broken bone in his foot.
Wky6A TIL Jadin Bell was a sophomore in high school, where he committed suicide due to excessive bullying. His father planned to walk across the country to spread awareness for bullying, where he was killed by a semi.
VBOrp TIL the 'Fat Buddha' isn't actually The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama). 'The Laughing Buddha' is based on a 10th-century Chinese monk named Budai.
wlWM TIL in 1992 an Israeli cargo plane crashed in Amsterdam killing 43 people. Israel claimed it was carrying flowers and perfume. It took 6yrs and a Dutch parliamentary inquiry before they admitted it was carrying DMMP, a key component for sarin nerve gas.