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TIL “Admiral” Dewey Phillips Traveled down the Mississippi River on a mattress

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E1n70 TIL that a Dutch startup is attempting to train crows to pick up and dispose of cigarette butts in exchange for treats.
16gV7 TIL a member of Michigan's State House of Representatives tried to cover up an affair with another member of the House by having his staff spread the rumor he had sex with a male prostitute. He was later charged with 4 felonies over the incident
kOkv1 TIL of Gavel, a K-9 Cadet who was fired from the Police Academy for being too friendly after months of training; he then got a new job as Vice-Regal Dog for the Office of the Governor in Queensland where he greets visitors, attends official functions, sits in on Governor's briefings
xVLjk TIL when Queen Elizabeth II dies, the BBC will cancel all comedy programming for 12 days
YPor TIL There was a massive residential scheme that failed in Florida leaving a massive system of canals and barren roads that you can easily see in Google Maps that is now called Picayune Strand State Forest.