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TIL that a Dec 7, 2007 oil spill in South Korea saw more than 1 million people join the clean-up effort -- roughly 2% of the nation's population

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6Zy7 TIL: There is no scientific data that shows Alcoholics Anonymous is effective and many addiction researchers think the AA model of abstinence from alcohol can increase the likelihood of binge drinking
x6OEB TIL in 1859, an Australian man named Thomas Austin released 24 rabbits for hunting on his estate. With no natural predators, they multiplied so rapidly that within a few decades, they overran Australia, causing massive ecological damage and leading to one of the largest control efforts in history.
XVQX TIL that scientists with the University of Rochester have figured out how to manipulate light into moving at what they think to be negative speeds.
b6mv0 TIL of Taro Tsujimoto, a fake hockey player drafted by the Buffalo Sabres. With a name inspiration coming from a local grocer, Tsujimoto was picked because the GM was frustrated by the length of the NHL draft. Outside the GM and the Director of communications, no one else knew the joke.
b9o8E TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.