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TIL after meeting at a dinner in 1837, french PM François Guizot and Princess Dorothea von Lieven became enamored and started writing to echother every single day. In the next 20 years, they exchanged at least 5000 letters

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ypwl TIL that the Disney park, EPCOT, is an acronym for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow”
PnBn TIL Homeless children in the 90’s in Miami developed their own elaborate mythology.
Z8dPR TIL Pelorus Jack was a dolphin that used to guide ships through a notoriously dangerous channel in New Zealand. In 1904 someone aboard the SS Penguin tried to shoot Jack with a rifle, he survived and continued to guide all ships except the SS Penguin.
b6Z69 TIL On average, captive animals (especially mammals) live longer than wild animals, and animals with shorter lifespans/faster growth rates benefit more from zoos than animals with higher longevities/slow growth rates.
QJYYe TIL Zakouma National Park, Chad, is the closest “Big Five” destination to Europe. Six black rhinos were flown 3,000 miles from South Africa to settle in the park in 2018 since their species was wiped out by poachers. All the rhinos were dehorned to deter poachers, and electronically tagged