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TIL That Pablo Escobar's hippos have become an invasive species in Colombia

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b6jKQ TIL Zerão is a soccer field in Brazil which is famous for being divided north and south by the equator. The only problem is that it's actually off by around 50 meters/160 feet.
p84lA TIL that the Finnish Air Force had used the swastika as an insignia since 1918, before the Nazi's existed, they were forced to change it in 1944 but still use it today in parades.
rRA6M TIL in 1918 a man crashed, "died," was buried in a coffin, exhumed against family wishes 2 days later after an insurance debate, found ALIVE (due to being in a low-oxygen coma state), went on to become a French celebrity and invented a breathing tube apparatus/wine pack for coffins.
VeMZ TIL the United States advanced billions of dollars to over 90 nations before, during and immediately after WWII, to friend and foe alike. Only one repaid their debt to the penny-Finland.
b9Z6a TIL that bubble wrap was Invented in 1957 as a 3D Wallpaper That Failed to Sell