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TIL Iceland used to have birch forests, but the Viking settles cut them down then their sheep ate the saplings, preventing any kind of forest regrowth leading to the barren landscape we know of Iceland.

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Wkrg9 TIL about a Horror themed Japanese Anime series called Ghost Stories that was not well received in Japan and when it was dubbed over in English the voice acting cast were given free rein to say whatever they wanted. This led to the entire series becoming a Dark Comedy rather than Horror.
R78l9 TIL that many PBS stations across the US switched to all children's programming after the September 11th attacks in order to "provide children a safe harbor from continuous news coverage of the attacks."
Y5Gr TIL that a woman once tried to smuggle suitcases made out of 15 kilos of cocaine into Spain.
yVGaV TIL that 40% of the population of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was kidnapped in 1704, mostly women and children.
b9Pe7 TIL Of Sputnik Monroe A Pro Wrestler Who Was A Major Factor In Ending Seregation In Tennessee. He Was Often Arrested For Anti Seregation Actions And Would Hire Black Attorneys To Defend Him, Earning Him Lots Of Black Fans.