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TIL about the Idaho Beaver Drops, an effort to humanely relocate beavers to rural Idaho by parachuting them in the 1940s

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Brm4x TIL part of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was filmed in George Lucas’s pool. More specifically, when Luke goes to Dagobah and the Dragonsnake is seen.
16vdV Today I learned about Jean-Marie Loret, the alleged illegitimate son of Adolf Hilter.
8axlK TIL when Big Bird appeared on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, Mr. Rogers wanted to do a segment where Caroll Spinney would remove his Big Bird costume, demonstrate how the puppet worked, and talk about what it's like to play Big Bird. Spinney refused to do it, not wanting to ruin the illusion for kids.
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