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TIL that ancient sloth could be as large as an elephant

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e0w95 TIL Turkey has changed the scientific (Latin) names of three animals species because of references to Kurdistan and Armenia. The names were changed by the Turks because they believed the naming of these species was with "ill intentions against Turkish unity."
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