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TIL approximately half of all Canadians live south of Seattle.

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VMKLp TIL of "firehawks", birds in Australia that use burning sticks to hunt for food.
m10ME TIL about Juliane Koepcke. At age 17 she spent 11 days alone in the Amazon rainforest after her plane broke apart & scattered the passengers. She knew how to give first aid & survive in the wilderness because she'd been homeschooled in a rural area, so unlike the others she survived her journey out.
W7GQL TIL The beautiful sand beaches of the Maldives are made out of 70% to 85% poo by the Parrotfish. One Parrotfish alone produces approximately 90kg of sand per year. This kind of sand is also heating up less than rocky sand.
7r7m7 TIL: That dogs are the best animal when it comes to understanding finger pointing and have superior communication skills than even Chimps
P1PLw TIL that the term "spam," used to describe unsolicited bulk email, comes from a Monty Python sketch