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TIL Dian Fossey, the conservationist who lived with Gorillas for several years, was murdered while doing research in Rwanda

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x66R1 TIL The Epic of Gilgamesh was lost to history. Archaeologists didn't rediscover the text until the 19th century
W71ML TIL 75% of food consumed worldwide is made by only 6 companies
YbAW TIL Millennium Challenge was a major war game exercise conducted by the US military in 2002. The combatants were the US, referred to as “Blue”, and an unknown adversary know as “Red”. After Red’s commander defeated Blue Team using asymmetric warfare, the game was reset and rigged so Blue would win.
D1QnD TIL of a business management style where the manager wanders around in an unstructured manner, through the workplace, at random, to check with employees, equipment, or on the status of ongoing work. It's officially called "Management by Wandering Around"
GYkx5 TIL that the FAX machine was invented the same year as the great migration on the Oregon Trail began