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TIL there is still between 8,000-25,000 Jews living in Iran with their own private schools and freedom of religion

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BrnlL TIL that radio announcers (Canada) don’t choose the music that is played in between their ‘chats’ on air. That is done by the music director. I always blamed the DJ.
Z88MY TIL of Terry Grosz, a fish and game warden that caught illegal fishers by waiting in the Eel river in a wetsuit and reeled himself in when the fisherman cast out their lines. After writing citations and confiscating their fishing rods, he went back into the river and swam away.
DbnD TIL Tucked in the middle of Los Angeles, is a small bird sanctuary called Serenity Park. It’s a place where abused birds and combat vets bond and heal. The theory is that, through their shared trauma, they connect on an emotional, almost spiritual, level. They’ve had much success in treating PTSD.
a8koo TIL The Last Civil War Veteran Died In 1956, And The Last Child of a Veteran Still Receiving An American Civil War Pension, Passed Away in 2020.
m1VkO TIL South Korea recorded the world's lowest fertility rate in 2021 with a new low at 0.81. In comparison, the average rate across the world's most advanced economies is 1.6 and countries need a fertility rate of 2.1 to keep their population the same size, without migration.