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TIL American Evangelicals help fund violent anti-gay movement in Uganda

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vRvR TIL Australia has a tree so toxic that just touching its leaves can kill a person, or even a horse
m1ekY TIL following the capitulation of France in WW2, ~1.8 million soldiers or approximately 10% of its adult male population became prisoners of war
kbkW TIL there is a giant 2,400 year old mushroom in Oregon, its roots cover 2,200 acres of land making it the largest living organism in the world
4XoWN TIL that Mark Walton, the voice of Rhino in the 2008 Disney movie Bolt, was only supposed to record the character's scratch voice for reference. He ended up performing so well that the directors decided to give him the part.
9YLZX TIL Jack Ma, the founder of one of China's most successful companies, failed primary school twice and middle school three times and also failed his university exam three times - he was also rejected by the police force and even KFC - but now is the one of the richest people in the world