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TIL that the national animal of Scotland is the unicorn

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0OKp TIL that during her 67-year reign, Queen Victoria survived at least 7 assassination attempts. One attempt was by an 18-year-old hunchbacked dwarf, who was later caught when police rounded up every hunchback and dwarf in London.
0dYay TIL that the first amphibious landing for the Continental Marines during the American Revolutionary War was the Raid of Nassau in the Bahamas.
Z8Xlp TIL that during the filming of "The Beach" in Thailand, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tilda Swinton were forced to swim in the sea when their boat sank due to sudden storm. DiCaprio and Swinton and crew members spent half an hour swimming at sea before rescuers arrived.
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