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TIL that the increase in the gorilla population in Rwanda means that the apes are actually struggling for space in Volcanoes National Park. To fix this issue, the government plans to add to the protected space by 23%.

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60nl TIL that a small town in Kansas has one of the largest space museums in the world, including Liberty Bell 7, the Apollo 13 command module, the Gemini X spacecraft, Vostok and Voshkod spacecraft, an SR-71, Nazi V1 and V2 weapons, and several full-scale launch rockets
vBnD TIL In the Dark ages up to the 1800s Animals were sentenced for human crimes. Dogs, pigs, cows, rats and even flies and caterpillars were arraigned in court on charges ranging from murder to obscenity.
B6dW TIL school meals in Finland are free for the students; schools are required to give students 3 vegan choices; vegetables must cover half the plate; and students can have as much milk as they want because it’s fat free or skimmed.
0dGA1 TIL that 23 US presidents boast Irish heritage.
drNB TIL that German ww2 pilots in North Africa would fix bottles of Coca Cola to the underside of their wings so the drink would cool at high altitude, then be ready to drink after landing.