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TIL There are wild wallaby 'mobs' living in Hawaii, France, England, Scotland, on the Isle of Man, and off the coast of Ireland.

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9K0p TIL chillies evolved heat to deter mammals from eating them whilst not affecting birds, who can’t taste them and fly around pooping the seeds eveywhere
a8pGo TIL Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera was the first black athlete to become an Olympic gold medalist as a member of the France squad that won the title at the first Olympic rugby tournament at Paris in 1900. He also won the bronze in the tug of war at the same Games.
kgwm TIL in some parts of India, there is a “No Toilet, No Bride” campaign, which promotes the use of toilets by encouraging women not to marry men who do not own a toilet.
W5EL TIL in 1964 Soupy Sales asked kids to “take green pieces of paper from your parents wallets and mail them to [me].” The next day they received eighty thousand dollars.
neVyb TIL That Pol Pot killed people who had glasses or if they spoke foreign language, just because he thought they were smart.