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TIL that Unicorn is the national animal of Scotland

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VM1NG Tajikistan's Lake Sarez is stunning. But some experts say it's a ticking time bomb.
eaDb TIL York, the only African slave on the Lewis and Clark Expeditions, was thought of as a wild, spiritual creature by the Arikara Indians, saved Meriwether Lewis from a Grizzly Bear, and was responsible for many decisions along the journey.
W77o9 TIL about the Krupp family. A 400 year old dynasty of weapons manufactures that been selling weapons since the thirty years war and were the premier weapons manufactures for Germany during both world wars. They still exist today after merging with Thyssen to form the ThyssenKrupp corporation.
VEMm TIL that a rat and a human were hooked up to a virtual reality simulator to interact with each other. The subjects were 12 miles apart and the human did not know the rat was a rat.
wED6 TIL that pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.