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TIL there are only eight species of bear in the world.
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TIL a herd of bison were shipped to an island off California 90 years ago for a movie shoot and left there. The herd is still thriving, so much so they have been put on birth control.
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TIL Danish astronomer and nobleman Tycho Brahe had a fake nose made of metal and a tame elk as his pet. When his mentor asked for the elk in exchange for a horse, Tycho replied that the elk was entertaining a nobleman. However, during dinner the elk drank a lot of beer, fell down the stairs and died
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TIL: There's a Native American lake named Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. It means "you fish on your side, I fish on my side, and no one fishes in the middle." Located in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, it is known more commonly as Lake Chaubunagungamaug or Webster Lake.
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TIL an Indian Billionaire (owner of Haldiram's) hired hitmen to murder a poor, roadside tea-stall operator for not moving his stall away from near the billionaire's newest upscale food showroom. The attempted murder resulted in a guilty verdict for all involved.
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TIL that the band Death Cab for Cutie is named after a song performed by Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band in 1967