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TIL that nearly every country except the United States has made it policy to not attack dams

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wLLrM TIL that Diana Nyad, at the age of 64, became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida. This was done unassisted.
ao0M TIL of the Pyrenean ibex. The first animal to be cloned out of extinction. It subsequently became the first animal to go extinct twice!
kO55E TIL a guy who posted a video of himself viciously abusing a dog got no jail time, was then viciously beat up in a revenge attack by an animal lover, and the animal lover was released after police interrogation.
VBLLB TIL President Jimmy Carter advocated citizens to advance global peace and hospitality through the Friendship Force. Anyone can join.
KY874 Today I learned, that for Eurovision 2008, Ireland was represented by a mascot like i still don't get the joke, what is that?