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TIL the aboriginal tradition of firestick burning by their ancestors disrupted Australia's ancient ecosystem, ending the monsoon season, killing the megafauna, and turning the inland forests into desert.

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rRENM TIL about UY Scuti. It is the largest star we have ever discovered, and is thought to be the largest star in our galaxy. If it were to replace our Sun, its surface would reach the orbit of Saturn.
OG8B7 TIL one freelance artist commissioned to design biscuit tins for Huntley & Palmers had placed secret images in his designs, such as depictions of copulating dogs, copulating people, and a man with a cannabis joint.
4rr6 TIL Lana Del Rey called feminism boring..“For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept. I’m more interested in, you know, SpaceX and Tesla, what’s going to happen with our intergalactic possibilities.”
KGKJ TIL Astronaut Frank Culbertson was the only American in space on 9/11/01, where he witnessed the damage to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon from a completely unique vantage point.
8Lp8 TIL: When “South Park” aired its anti-“Family Guy” episode, they received flowers from the crew of The Simpsons.