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TIL that in Australia, there exists an park with giant swings, slides for adults

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ZpPKB TIL Earl L. Brewer, Governor of Mississippi from 1912 to 1916, never once made a public campaign speech while running for Governor in 1911.
4X5da TIL Winston Churchill loved drinking. A visitor noted: "There is always some alcohol in his blood, and it reaches its peak late in the evening after he has had two or three scotches, several glasses of champagne, at least two brandies, and a highball..." Churchill passed away at the age of 90.
LkDBQ TIL "drooping ears" is a trait for domesticated animals that doesn't occur in the wild (except elephants). Almost all species gain the trait when domesticated. One experiment successfully domesticated foxes over 40 generations, and by then their ears were drooping.
xD6o TIL that hospitals often fly the “Donate Life” flag (just beneath the US Flag) to honor a recent organ or tissue donation. Families are also offered a flag to keep to honor their lost loved one.
VBrl4 TIL the eruption of Krakatoa led to climate disruption, including Los Angeles receiving 38.18 inches of rain the following year, over three times the average.