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TIL that, in the 1980's, Israel operated a beach resort in Sudan, which was actually a Mossad front allowing them to evacuate Sudanese and Ethiopian Jews to Israel.

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5YYrQ TIL a 2004 study estimated the sustainable limit to the world population to be 7.7 billion people. As of October 2017, the estimated global population is 7.6 billion people.
R7VnQ TIL that "mad honey" is cultivated in Turkey - honey made from nectar from rhododendron flowers. Small doses cause hallucinations, large doses bring seizures and death. It is used as medicine by Turkish villagers, who drink it in milk with breakfast and believe it increases sexual potency
OgKL TIL The neon flying squid engages in behaviors that prolong its time airborne, and thus is considered to be closer to actual flight than just gliding.
QNDDL TIL that the perception of moral decline is reported in countries all around the world. Despite this, the perception can be attributed to biased exposure to and memory of information.
XEZRR TIL that English has no future tense. Every time we talk about the future, we talk about it in the present tense, like “I am going to the airport” or “I will start school next week.” Even “will” expresses intention in the present and not the future.