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TIL that Princess Zelda was named after Scott Fitzgerald’s (The Great Gatsby author) wife.

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rNy0x TIL an orangutan in Indonesia was seen using a plant paste to heal a large wound on his cheek - this is the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant
LNEv TIL that since 1997, a team of 50 people has been building a castle in France using 13th century construction methods.
64Jl TIL that the first European to discover New Zealand, Abel Tasman, thought he landed in South America. While discovering the island, he also managed to miss all of Australia.
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