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TIL that over 2000 tons of unexploded ammunition are found in Germany each year

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xVv11 TIL about the Ket people, an isolated population of 1200 in Siberia. Their language is strikingly similar in structure to the Native North American languages, and they are one of the last true hunter and gatherer societies on Earth.
vRBK TIL There is a breed of sheep which lives on a beach and eats seaweed.
D1x7P TIL that Linus Torvalds, Creator of Linux of said that “Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.”
Zpy44 TIL; that a group of butterflies are called a Kaleidoscope and they taste with their feet.
EgpQw TIL that for the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), director Tim Burton initially requested 25 gallons of artificial chocolate for the Chocolate river set. This amount gradually increased in scope, to 10,000 liters then 25,000 liters. The final amount used was 1.25 million liters.