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TIL April 11, 1954 was the most boring day in history.

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vE4x TIL The seal of the city of Atlanta features a phoenix because it is the only major American city that’s been completely destroyed by war. It was burnt to the ground in 1865.
R7Ky4 TIL the Lyre Bird can mimic car alarms, chainsaws, and camera shutters
D1Xrr TIL that Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book was written for St. Nicholas Magazine, a publication for children edited by Mary Mapes Dodge. Dodge, author of Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates, asked Kipling to contribute something and although he'd never written for children before, he said he'd try.
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