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TIL about Mudanjiang City Mega Farm, the biggest dairy farm in the world built in china to supply Russia needs of milk.

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aw57Z TIL cocktails originated from horses who had their tails docked. In the 1800's they docked tails of horses that were not thoroughbred - 'cocktailed horses'. It later referred to a vulgar, ill-bred person, and finally an 'acceptable diluted alcoholic drink, not purebred, and raised above its station'
P0Jw TIL the phrase “Money is the root of all evil.” is a misquotation of “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” which has quite a different meaning.
eWM6 TIL In WW2, Polish soldiers found and adopted a brown bear (Wojtek) who boosted morale and helped carry ammunitions for the soldiers. He retired in Edinburgh zoo after the war.
9YX57 TIL that in the 17th century a Tortoise had its brain removed and continued to live for six months.
NXrEe TIL in 1938 a Florida tour boat operator released a colony of rhesus monkeys in a state park to attract tourists. They now number over 200 and have been labeled a public health hazard by the CDC.