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TIL that 2 donkeys that have been together for 10 years at a zoo in Poland were separated after a local politician and parents complained about them mating in front of children. Experts weighted in and a petition to rejoin them got 7,000 signatures so the zoo put them back together.

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gMO54 TIL In 1994, the KKK applied to sponsor a section of the Interstate 55 highway near St. Louis, Missouri. The Supreme Court ruled the state could not refuse the KKK's sponsorship. But the state of Missouri took revenge by renaming the entire stretch of highway the "Rosa Parks Freeway."
yQX1J TIL that the Cold War era satellite espionage program, known as Corona, inadvertently tracked the decline of biodiversity in regions that lack historical records.
YpxeB TIL that foxholes dug by American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII still exist in the French woods to this day
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'.
Zk7Y TIL: a 13 yr old who made a Braille printer out of Legos after discovering that millions of blind people in developing countries buy Braille devices that cost $2K and weigh 20 lbs. His prints Braille from computers to paper using raised dots instead of ink, weighs a few lbs, and costs only $350.