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OGeve TIL That Australia Was The Third Country to Successfully Launch A Satellite Into Orbit
N79bN TIL That in Brazil, some prisons use Geese rather than Dogs to help patrol prisons-this is because prisoners would just give the Dogs food and they would become friendly with them, whereas Geese are only friendly with their owner, and will make a lot of noise if someone tries to escape
EmDw TIL that 75% of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and 5 animal species.
gMeYX TIL the largest power outage in U.S. history was caused by a software bug in an alarm system and knocked out power for most of the Northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada
9wZ06 TIL chopsticks from Vancouver International Airport's food courts are upcycled into housewares and furniture