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TIL The Lekki Conservation Center In Lekki, Nigeria, is an oasis of nature within the urban chaos of Lagos, and the suspended canopy walkway that rises over the reserve is the longest in all of Africa

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LQDpp TIL that Jeremy Renner (best known for his role as Hawkeye in the MCU) worked as a Makeup Artist early on in his career
DQXGP TIL that the first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France in 1924, only four nations participated in the inaugural event.
rNeWM TIL that the winner of the 1927 Alaska Territorial Flag design competition was a seventh grade orphan named Benny Benson. He was awarded a watch with the flag emblem on it and 1,000 dollars for education that he put toward studying diesel mechanics.
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