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TIL An Ebay listing for a sea urchin turned out to be a new species, later given the name Coelopleurus exquisitus

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ANpyd TIL Canada is planning to increase its population from 35 million to 100 million by 2100
Br6KL TIL In 1974, a protest group of traditional country artists was formed in Nashville as a result of Olivia Newton-John, a foreigner from Australia, winning the Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year award claiming her foray into country music as "un-American"
wpZo TIL the Church of Scientology ran several smear campaigns against author Paulette Cooper, one of their critics, including Operation Freakout, the goal of which was to have her admitted to a mental institution. Another, Operation Dynamite, used Cooper’s fingerprints to send bomb threats to the Church
1bl4 TIL Hershey’s gets their cocoa beans from farms that use child labor and slavery, something that they know and are doing little to change.
Wk6wA TIL It is estimated that trillions of oysters once surrounded New York City, filtering bacteria and acting as a natural buffer against storm surges.