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TIL killing a panda in china is punishable by death.

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KOM74 TIL that a male tiger retaliated against a group of poachers who killed his mate and cub.
RLpa TIL a 12-country coalition of African nations is working together to build the ‘Great Green Wall of Africa’, an unprecedented organic barrier to span nearly 5,000 miles across the continent and combat the relentless spread of desertification
xOe1 TIL that Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the Emir of Dubai from 1958 to 1990, said of their oil-centric economy: “My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel.”
5Ybxk TIL that, when Don Cheadle was first offered the role of War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he was told he only had an hour to decide on the 12-year commitment. When Cheadle responded that he was at his kid's birthday party, the Marvel rep said, "Oh! Oh, take two hours."
oBnZY TIL the term “100-year flood” doesn’t mean a flood that happens once in a hundred years. It’s actually a flood that has 1% chance of happening within a single year.