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TIL that the southern white rhino once had a population of 50 and now they number greater than 11,000 (unfortunately, conservation success does not always occur)

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p8BJ8 TIL due to gravitational time dilation the core of the earth is approx. 2.5 years younger than surface. Higher gravitational potential causes time to move faster. For example, over the course of earth's history, a clock at the top of Mt. Everest would be approx. 39 hours fast than at sea level.
d80Zj TIL that loofah (the kind used for scrubbing in the shower) is actually an edible vegetable.
0dXkA TIL the term "conspiracy theory" is itself the subject of a conspiracy theory, which posits that the term was popularized by the CIA to discredit conspiratorial believers who opposed the Warren Commission Report that concluded JFK was assassinated by a lone gunman.
VJ6p TIL Heath Ledger kept a Joker Diary. In it he wrote as the Joker and included a list of things he believed the Joker would find funny including blind babies, geniuses with brain damage, and sombreros
vPBn4 TIL: The flag flown on the Peace Tower in Canada's Parliament Hill is changed every day (cept holidays) and any resident can request to receive the flag that was taken down (for free) - current wait time is over 100 years