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TIL that the richest 80 people in the world have as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population

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DBPp TIL the largest bird nest belonged to a pair of bald eagles, it measured in at 9 feet wide and 20 feet deep. It was estimated to weigh 4400 lbs.
4kEZN TIL brain infections due to antler-related skull cracks account for 15% of mortality in male deer
J16Zv TIL Aldous Huxley was tripping on acid when he died
LZLp TIL there is a type of ice that only forms on rotting wood, and is created thanks to a fungus. It is called hair ice, and resembles white, silky hair.
Z8PpR TIL that larch trees were planted in a German forest that displayed a giant swastika when viewed from above. The design remained visible for over 60 years until the reunified German government discovered the site from aerial photographs.