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TIL: A Man In India Has Planted A Forest Bigger Than Central Park to Save His Island

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gM54A TIL of Gus the Central Park Zoo Polar Bear (1985-2013). Reporters dubbed him "neurotic", "depressed", "flaky", and "bipolar" turning him into a "symbol of the stress of living in New York City". As part of his therapy and treatment, Gus was the first zoo animal in history to be treated with Prozac.
JYYrv TIL for several hundred years the Catholic Church cited a document (the Donation of Constantine) claiming Emperor Constantine bestowed vast territory and spiritual and temporal power on the Pope. It was clearly demonstrated to be a forgery in the 1400s
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eNXk TIL Snackman, the guy who stopped a subway fight by standing between two combatants and calmly ate chips, was inundated with marriage proposals and date requests after video of the brawl went viral.
9wYOB TIL that The Beatles song 'Sexy Sadie' was originally called 'Maharishi' after John Lennon realised he was a fraud while in India