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TIL There’s a pink lake in Australia

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x0a0 TIL: A 4 year old searching for fossils found 100 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bones
MdMm TIL Thomas Jefferson kept a shetland sheep at the White House. It attacked several people, killed a small boy, and was eventually called “this abominable animal”.
R7xk6 TIL of Roar, a 1981 wildlife film infamous for its troubled production. Over 70 cast and crew were injured, 15 lions and tigers escaped, 3 had to be shot, and $3 million worth of sets and equipment were destroyed when a dam collapsed
yA5J TIL that Simon the cat, a feline aboard Royal Navy Ship “The Amethyst” was awarded The Dickin Medal for gallantry under fire. The gallantry? He protected the ship’s food supplies from an infestation of rats.
OowP6 TIL there is no land under the north pole, only under the south pole