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TIL it’s been estimated that 99.9% of all species that are lived in the past are extinct.

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6EeQZ TIL it is illegal to own only one guinea pig in Switzerland. Not having another of their own to interact makes guinea pigs victims of animal cruelty as per the Swiss government. There are various pet ownership laws on other animals too, including cats, fishes, and parrots.
V9rp TIL Spain has a land border with Morocco, as it stills has sovereignty over two small coastal cities in North Africa, Melilla and Ceuta.
LjZv TIL the word “mortgage” comes from French, meaning “death pledge”
J15vB TIL that in the 60s, the Metropolitan Police in London removed about 90 illegally-parked cars a day by simply driving them to the pound. Their vehicle removal units carried boxes of keys that fitted about 90% of vehicles, so towing was only necessary in the minority of cases.
X0Anr TIL that a man planned to kill Jodie Foster but changed his mind after seeing her in a stage play