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TIL that Judas Goats, sterilized goats with radio collars who blend in with wild goats, have been used to save the ecosystems of two major island habitats

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wo8rJ TIL about America's Marine Highway, a United States Department of Transportation initiative aiming to use the United States' 29,000 miles of navigable waterways to alleviate traffic and wear to the nation's highways caused by tractor trailer traffic.
9j0r TIL that Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie in 1971’s Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie again, and later on became a veterinarian
P1KeZ TIL Debra Houston set the record for world's oldest soap box derby racer at 59 when she competed at the Soap Box Derby National Championships. At first she just wanted to sign up her grandkids to a racing league to get them out of the house but was urged to race due to her small height and weight.
wonrW TIL the first Wrigley Field was in Los Angeles, not Chicago
OobbL TIL Psychologist B.F. Skinner tried to train pigeons to serve as guides for bombing runs in WWII. After canceling the project, he successfully taught the pigeons to play ping pong instead.