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TIL that in 2001, a lion cub, bear cub and tiger cub were found neglected in a drug dealer’s basement. They have lived together ever since they were adopted by a sanctuary and are considered inseparable because of strong friendship.

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woE76 TIL that the bridge explosion scene in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" was done the first time without any cameras rolling, and director Sergio Leone, after realizing the mistake told his crew "Let's go eat". The crew built the bridge again the next day.
X57X TIL when Katey Sagal, who played Peggy Bundy on Married with Children, became pregnant, the show wrote an entire season around it. When she later had a stillbirth, it was written into the show as the whole season being a dream.
b1ya TIL that in 2007, Quebec police sent provocateurs disguised as demonstrators to a protest at the North American leaders summit in Montebello Quebec to incite a riot and justify dispersing the otherwise legal and constitutionally protected peaceful assembly.
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