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TIL the US has the highest critical care hospital beds per capita, by a wide margin

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nQK9 TIL that after poachers kill large mammals the presence of vultures overhead can warn rangers that a kill happened. So the poachers poison the carcasses for the vultures. This is causing a large decline in the vulture populations and leading to increased levels of disease.
8arZP TIL that the Leviathan of Parsonstown (aka. Rosse six-foot telescope) was the biggest telescope in the world until 1917 when the Hooker Telescope was constructed, he was built by William Parsons in County Offaly, Ireland and you can visit a reconstructed version of the telescope today
NXk01 TIL in a group of 23 people, there is a 50% chance of two people sharing the same birthday. The probability increases to 99% for a group of 50 people.
MKAb TIL that the Moon provides the Earth with stable climate. Without the Moon, Earth’s axial tilt with respect to the Sun could fluctuate erratically (by as much as 90 degrees), disrupting the seasons.
0Mvv TIL a man jumped 500 feet from a tour helicopter to commit suicide because “he was unable to get surgery for a chronic health condition he suffered with for the past 15 years” at age 61