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TIL Protecting the Giant Panda's habitat has the unintended benefit of aiding 70% of the forest bird species, 70% of forest mammals, and 31% of forest amphibians that are endemic to mainland China.

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OoNg6 TIL that in 2020 Sweden discovered that one of their intelligence officers, who had worked at NATO HQ, and was the FSB liaison, had been faking his credentials for 18 years and was not in fact a Major in the Swedish Army.
v1MJL TIL counter to the portrayal in the Krakauer book and Penn film, Chris McCandless carried "into the wild" a wallet with multiple sources of identification and $300 in cash, as well as a map.
QJeyL TIL an early script of the first James Bond film was rejected because the writers had turned Dr. No into a monkey.
KklE TIL that Rollen Stewart, the infamous born-again Christian known for holding up “John 3:16” signs at televised athletic events, is currently serving three consecutive life sentences for kidnapping a hotel maid.
0wAdL TIL A hitchhiking robot that relied on the kindness of strangers to travel the world was found with its head and arms ripped off, just two weeks into its first American tour.