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TIL The Peregrine Falcon is one of the most widespread land-based bird species, found on every continent except Antarctica.

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rnV1 TIL in 2006, Richard Branson pledged $3bn to fight global warming over 10 years. As of 2014, he has spent less than 1/10 of that.
6EreQ TIL that in 1856 two steam powered trains collided head on causing an explosion that was heard 5 miles away. Despite a 10 car passenger train carrying nearly 1,500 people, there were less then 200 people killed or injured.
jNX6R TIL that Sean Astin (LOTR, Goonies etc) is the adopted son of John Astin (Gomez from The Addams Family)
awv5M TIL that between 1866 and 1871 the Fenians, a group of republican Irishmen who fought in the American Civil War, tried to invade Canada in order to use it as ransom against the UK in order to liberate Ireland.
VxmD TIL more money was spent buying Central Park’s land than all of Alaska