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TIL that Australian billionaire Clive Palmer had a development plan he wanted to keep secret, so the architect jokingly labelled the block of land as "dinosaur park". After newspapers worldwide reported that they were planning to clone dinosaurs, 500 scientists applied to be involved in the process

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Jwnl TIL that a dog named ‘Fido’ returned to a bus stop in Italy over 5,000 times (over 14 years) to wait for his deceased master to get off the bus, even during “violent allied bombardment” of the area and then eventually died waiting at the bus stop..
dDExj TIL the dog bark in 'Been Caught Stealing' by Jane's Addiction was accidentally recorded. Singer Perry Farrell brought his dog to work and his dog got excited when she saw his owner singing. Rolling Stones magazine called it the best use of dog barks since The Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds'.
8m4L TIL Las Vegas Almost Built a Full Scale USS Enterprise From STAR TREK. The project had funding, but was blocked by the CEO of Paramount.
nWGEY TIL that a French general was once promoted posthumously for dying heroically during a retreat. Charles-Étienne Gudin, a general under Napoleon, lost his leg and later died from his wounds. In 2019, his remains were discovered in Russia and brought back to France for burial.
R5jnj TIL the currency symbol for Peso (₱) is only used in the Philippines. Other countries using the Peso as a monetary unit (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Uruguay) are using the dollar sign ($)