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TIL The beautiful sand beaches of the Maldives are made out of up to 85% poo by the Parrot fish. One Parrot fish alone can create up to 500kg of sand per year!

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4Xo4b TIL Bessie Coleman was an American Aviator and the first black woman to earn a pilot's license.Because flying schools in the United States denied her entry,she taught herself French and moved to France,earning her license from France's well-known Caudron Brother's School of Aviation in just 7 months
vay4 TIL Watermelons originated in a desert.
v1l4 TIL At Semco, a successful Brazilian company, the employees vote their superiors and decide about their wages and working times. There is almost no hierarchy, no business plans, no HR management. It’s called the seven day weekend.
Zpdxa TIL the first recorded use of Forensic dentistry is from ancient Rome. After forcing her rival, Lollia Paulina to commit suicide, Agrippina the Younger asked to see her severed head to personally confirm her death. Facial features were distorted, so she used Paulina's unique looking teeth to ID her
O6Xg TIL that Tyrannosaurus Rex is only the 14th largest predator to have ever been on Earth. The sperm whale is actually the largest.