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TIL that ex-presidents are not allowed to drive
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TIL: In 1912, a ship carrying Christmas trees was wrecked, killing all those onboard. Since then, stories of a ghostly Christmas Tree Ship began and the area became a tourist attraction with a museum containing parts of the ship. The trees were meant to be sold for between 50 cents and a dollar.
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TIL that, once the Civil War began, Confederate general Robert E. Lee's plantation outside Washington DC was repurposed by the Lincoln administration to house a camp for escaped slaves. It contained a school, hospital, and cemetery, and it is now the site of Arlington National Cemetery.
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TIL that there was a controversy with Tinky-Winky from the show ‘Teletubbies’, with critics stating he was a symbol for gay pride. Ken Viselman of Itsy-Bitsy Entertainment commented, that: “He’s not gay. He’s not straight. He’s just a character in a children’s series.”
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TIL there's only 8 species of bears in the world: brown bears, Asian black bears, American black bears, sun bears, sloth bears, spectacled bears, polar bears, and giant pandas.
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TIL "The Starlight Barking" is the unadapted book sequel to the original "101 Dalmatians". The dogs gain superpowers like telepathy and flight, and the Lord of the Dog Star gathers Pongo and others to escape Earth and prevent nuclear war. Also, Cruella de Vil is now obsessed with metallic plastics.