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TIL there were human zoos in the 20th Century

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VBE70 TIL: Canada is closer to Africa than any US state is to Africa
58EB TIL New Zealand is listed as a State in the Australian constitution, and can choose to join the Australian Commonwealth if it wishes.
4XXo TIL that most siberian huskies can trace their lineage back to one dog, Togo. Who is also the true hero of the story of Balto.
9wpYD TIL Julius Chambers of the New-York Tribune had himself committed to an asylum in 1872, and his account led to the release of 12 patients who were not mentally ill, a reorganization of the staff, and a change in the lunacy laws
Zpwdo TIL the Eiffel Tower has been painted nearly twenty times. It’s been shades of red, yellow, brown, and grey, and has never been painted black.