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TIL there are more statues dedicated to Sacagawea, who was Lewis and Clark's native guide than any other American woman

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l5vK TIL that there is a herd of nearly 40 hippos living freely in Colombia after the private zoo of Pablo Escobar was abandoned and its 4 original hippos reproduced.
yQmmv Today I Learned about migratory beekeeping, the practice of using beehives to pollinate crops. Millions of bees are transported across America each year to pollinate avocados, cherries, apples, melons, lettuce and other crops. For this reason, many American vegetables are not strictly vegan.
kJJD5 TIL Ostrich farms routinely have difficulties getting male ostriches to breed, because they often find their human caretakers more attractive than female ostriches.
m1DPp TIL of the multiplane camera, a device used to create depth and parallax in the early days of animation.
N76ZE TIL the East-West Dichotomy is Cultural and not Geographic, which is why Siberia and Australia are Considered Western Despite Being in the East.