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TIL that Nintendo invented a new type of flower to promote Pikmin, their game about plant-like aliens, back in 2002

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0wJkM TIL that there is a group of citizens in New York City who hunt and kill rats with their pet Terriers. In 2017, the dogs received "vigilante awards" from city council for their work
R71E4 TIL Alabama and Texas have each had 2 female governors, Kansas has had 3, Arizona 4, and California has had 0.
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