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TIL of the ‘American Hippo Bill’, a bill from 1910 to import and release hippos into the bayous of Louisiana so that they could eat the water hyacinth clogging the rivers and serve as food help solve the American meat crisis. It was almost passed.

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mxaGy TIL that a couple invited Queen Elizabeth to their wedding as a joke but the queen actually showed up.
o1rW TIL when Oprah gave the audience cars back in 2004, they were not really free. They had to pay about $6,000 in federal and income taxes. Some people paid the taxes by taking out car loans; others traded their new Pontiacs for cheaper, less souped-up cars.
6EGXw TIL when South Park parodied Family Guy in the 2010 two-part episode ‘Cartoon Wars’, The Simpsons writing staff sent them flowers
M7OQW TIL of Deborah: the only female judge mentioned in the Bible who had authority to render judgments and command generals in 1107 BC
yQlml TIL Thomas Jefferson had a copy of a 1734 edition Qu'ran in his private library. Historians believe he bought the book while studying law to better understand Islam’s influence on some of the world’s legal systems.