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TIL In 2014, the UK based EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) named Rakuten as “the world’s biggest online retailer of whale meat and elephant ivory, calling on the company to stop selling the items.”

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5ZaR TIL there’s a Mediterranean plant that appears to spontaneously combust (i.e., a burning bush)
nWXgW TIL third-degree burns are not the worst burns; the scale goes up to 6
GAGk4 TIL in 2007 only 700 Florida snail kite birds remained because newly introduced invasive snails were too big to eat. From 2007 to 2017, these birds rapidly evolved 8-12% larger beaks because the smallest birds all starved to death. As of 2022 they have recovered to 3,000 individuals.
LQLGm TIL that in 2006, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of North Korean web portal Naenara, around 300 users gathered to organize a flash mob. The gathering was dispersed immediately, and all online chatrooms in North Korea were banned as a result.
v17eK TIL If Holly (Ilex aquifolium) finds its leaves are being nibbled by deer, it switches genes on to make them spiky when they regrow. So on taller Holly trees, the upper leaves (which are out of reach) have smooth edges, while the lower leaves are prickly