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TIL on October 18, 2011, Terry Thompson allegedly set free 50 of his 56 exotic animals from his private zoo before taking his own life by shooting himself in the head.

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1aLQV TIL that in 2019 a ranking of the 20 drunkest cities in the United States listed the top four as all being from Wisconsin, which had 12 cities listed overall.
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wVx8 TIL that 27 of the 30 oldest buildings in existence are in Europe.