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TIL hunters have paid more than 700 million dollars to add 5.2 million acres to the National Wildlife Refuge System and contribute more than 250 million dollars annually in taxes for new public game lands.

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69rXZ TIL that Johnny Cash recorded an entire album in German, including songs like "I Walk the Line" and "Ring of Fire."
pY1p TIL Norway has very strict rules on advertising cars as “green” - saying “cars can do nothing good for the environment except less damage than others”
grQY8 TIL in 2023 a Kenyan male chess player wore a burka as a disguise to enter a women’s chess tournament for prize money, but was caught after his strong performance, silence and "masculine" shoes raised suspicion
69XQW TIL: Some solid chemicals can absorb so much air moisture that they dissolve in it. This is called deliquescence.
78nZx TIL of HEXAGON, a spy satellite used by the USA during the 1960s that captured several miles of film at a time, airdropping them into the ocean for recovery