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TIL Queen Elizabeth is a Doctor Who fan

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rNR4w TIL there's a species of invasive crayfish that was discovered in the 90's, is entirely made of clones, and an unknown origin
4kpbg TIL London Bridge Station has a working pipe organ which any passer-by can play!
J1mPj TIL that Kenya's Agnes Jebet Ngetich set the 10 km run world record in Valencia, breaking the previous record by 28 seconds. En route to this time, she also broke the 5 km run world record by 6 seconds and also holds the second fastest half marathon mark in history, at 1 hour 3 minutes and 4 sec.
168gV TIL in the 1920s AT&T built a "telephone pole farm" in Chester Township, New Jersey to test different types of trees and protectant methods. It was also a training ground for technicians to practice climbing.
MeX50 TIL that when Parker pens entered the Mexican market, their slogan of ‘‘It won’t leak in your pocket and embarrass you’’ was mistranslated and so the ad read: “It won’t leak in your pocket and make you pregnant.”