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TIL that Mankind (Mick Foley) is a successful author, not only writing about his time in wrestling, but children's books as well.

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bZ7N TIL that in 1894, an entire bird species, the Stephens Island Wren, was single-handedly wiped out by a cat named Tibbles
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