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TIL Wolves in Winnipeg zoo dig escape tunnel, end up in polar bear exhibit

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yVP08 TIL the US and New Zealand are the only 2 countries that allow direct-to-consumer drug advertising, and that 70% of TV-advertised drugs have "low therapeutic value"
BQYL TIL The price of a single bottle of Coca-Cola remained mostly unchanged from 1886 to 1959.
6kNW TIL the city of Pripyat, Ukraine built an amusement park scheduled to open May 1, 1986, but never operated for more than a few hours before being forever abandoned after the April 26 Chernobyl nuclear disaster a few kilometers away.
NX7lb TIL in the 18th century, rich people usually owned a large wig for formal occasions and a smaller one to wear at home. Wigs were a status symbol and were also the target of thieves due to how costly some of them were. Those who couldn't afford wigs tried to make their real hair look like one.
NXAA8 TIL: Terry Fox ran the equivalent of 128 marathons in 143 days in an attempt to run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research, all despite having lost a leg to cancer. His Marathon of Hope led to the annual Terry Fox Run, which continues to support cancer research globally. 🇨🇦🏃‍♂️