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4X4PJ TIL convicted of a felony in 1934; the Governor of North Dakota barricaded himself in the Governor's Mansion, declared Martial Law, and declared North Dakota an Independent State
oJwE TIL Valium was given to whales at SeaWorld to keep them calm, documents that a veterinarian at SeaWorld gave diazepam (Valium) to at least three orcas in 2006 in order to control their behavior.
a89JZ TIL about Grizzly 399. A female bear from the Grand Tetons that bucks the trend of living into her old age and giving birth to triplets instead of twins. She chooses to live in close proximity to humans for their protection and has become a social media celebrity and tourist attraction.
9wbjB TIL "thumb cats" are cats with a condition where the cat is born with more than the usual number of toes on one or more of its paws
yQyEV TIL that in 1932 three bear species and wolves were put in the same enclosure. They lived peacefully at first, but the polar bears eventually drowned multiple black bears by pushing them into a pool and holding them down. The manager blamed the black bears for “not learning not to go near the pool.”