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TIL There were only 3 squirrels in Philadelphia in 1847, and urban planners put them there to make public parks better for people!

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lo4bA TIL of Henry Lucas, who in 1663 founded a professorship of mathematics at Cambridge University. The "Lucasian Professor of Mathematics" has become hugely prestigious, with holders including Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage, Paul Dirac and Stephen Hawking.
KY8yB TIL During the '74 World Cup Final, Johan Cruyff, refused to wear the adidas kit due to his Puma sponsorship. They compromised and he wore a jersey with only two stripes. Years later Cruyff's own clothing brand released an orange shirt with 2 stripes and his number 14 - adidas then tried to sue him.
Zygv TIL 3 Jewish Prisoners escaped Auschwitz in a stolen car while dressed as S.S guards
9wNxm TIL that Grizzly Bears are a type of Brown Bear, rather than a seperate species. Same goes for Kodiak Bears
LkpAp TIL that after 37 years of work and 1,4 billion billion crayons, Emerson Moser, Crayola's senior crayon maker revealed at his retirement party that he was actually colorblind.