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TIL in Venezuela in 2007, a man woke up during his autopsy

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d8r5j TIL Australians use nearly twice as much coal per person than Americans and five times as much as the rest of the world.
Z8WDo TIL Dave Chappelle walked away from $50 Million for a 3rd & 4th season of Chappelle’s Show because he "came from a realization that success was nothing like I thought it would be."
Egxl7 TIL that due to a failed initial land survey that the border was Georgia-Tennessee border was drawn about a mile south of the agreed upon 35th parallel, this issue has been revisited recently as the reclaimed territory would give GA access to the Tennessee river allow more water for Atlanta.
4DZo TIL that one reason Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate birthdays because the only two accounts of birthday parties in the Bible ended in murder.
mxLxM TIL that Human civilization has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of plants.