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TIL of Penelope a platypus known for faking a pregnancy and escaping Bronx Zoo

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x69Xo TIL there are 16,000 acres of sand dunes in Alaska - Kobuk Valley National Park
BggeL TIL the Yakuza protected Koreans after they were targeted by Japanese police and lynch mobs in the 1923 Kanto Massacre
oljW TIL the 1973 Gremlin was available with Levi’s denim seats.
epxV6 TIL that the White House Police ceremonial uniforms worn under Nixon were described as looking like band uniforms by the press and some ended up going to a high school band in Iowa.
O0ga TIL the Eiffel Tower was originally planned to be demolished in 1909, but was saved because it was repurposed as a giant radio antenna. And in 1913, the tower transmitted a signal all the way to Washington DC.