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TIL Mike Tyson offered a zoo attendant $10,000 to open the cage of a bullying gorilla so he could “smash that silverback’s snotbox.” His offer was declined.

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M417 TIL a student sent John Lennon a letter stating his teacher was conducting a class analyzing the Beatles’ songs. This act inspired the song “I Am The Walrus,” as the whole purpose of the song, according to John, was to confuse, befuddle, and mess with the Beatles experts.
J0EB TIL There are approximately 35,000 stray dogs living on the streets of Moscow. Some have learned to obey traffic signals and, through their acute sense of smell, navigate the subway system. There is even a statue for Malchik, a stray dog who was stabbed by a passerby in 2001.
6EJGQ TIL the Russians killed 20 million in labor camps, forced collectivization, famine and executions.
oAm7 TIL Disney was planning on making a short film featuring Mickey Mouse as Christopher Colombus discovering America. It got cancelled because the animation team was unsure how to animate the native people Mickey would have to encounter in a non-offensive way.
5RDp TIL that there is a tiny house that you can have shipped to you in a box ready to go.