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TIL some Beanie Babies are still worth more than a new car.

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jA7p TIL when the American Dairy Association was extending its “Got Milk?” ads into Mexico, the Spanish translation ended up as “Are you lactating?”
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N7rwN TIL elephant shrews were called that because they are shrews with flexible noses like an elephant, but genetic analysis discovered they are not true shrews and are actually more closely related to elephants