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TIL there is an annual fashion show in Australia for ducks

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grdab TIL Tonic water was initially marketed for its quinine (known to treat Malaria) but due to its bitter taste, British soldiers in India added Gin (which was rationed to them), thus creating the Gin and Tonic
5VPZk TIL: In 2016 the BBC received more than 1000 complaints about an episode of children's TV show 'Fireman Sam', these complaints were then forwarded on to Channel 5, as the BBC had not broadcast 'Fireman Sam' since 2008.
Lk9yZ TIL prior to the 20th century, saltwater crocodiles could grow to enormous sizes of about 7 meters (23ft) in length, with a weight of 2000 kg (4400 lb), thanks to the presence of particular genes in their gene pool, which no longer exist due to extensive hunting.
6EL4l TIL Paul Kruger, longtime statesman and president of the South African Republic, was a flat earther.
8oLP TIL of the Sumatran Jungle Rabbit, one of only two jungle rabbits and the only striped rabbit in existence. It has hardly been seen and wasn’t photographed until the late 20th Century/early 21st century.