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TIL there is over 1 million feral horses in Australia, they pose a danger to domestic livestock and road traffic to such a point they need regular culls. There were no Horses in Australia in 1788. From 1820 to 1860, the horse population in Australia increased from 3,969 to 431,525

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M7Mom TIL- That the 'Mansi photograph' has been called, by National Geographic, by experts, and by cryptozoologists, the best photograph of a Lake Monster ever taken. It was taken 46 years ago and has never been debunked!
b90Np TIL since 2018, the Circus Roncalli in Germany has entirely eliminated the use of live animals. Using 11 projectors, holographic acts replicate traditional circus fare, like a performing elephant, an ethereal ring of horses galloping around, even a huge goldfish hovering in the middle of the arena.
5Vd0Q TIL the inventor of the electronic television also invented the first controlled nuclear fusion device
4kd46 TIL about the drafting tool known as a "french curve", which can let a person draw smooth curves of basically any desired curvature depending on the scale. It's a tool where you don't need any complicated measurements, and has a very large amount of uses from architecture to fashion!
9REG TIL Australia is moving so fast that they plan to adopt a moving GPS system by 2020 to compensate for the changes