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TIL There was a 20ft tall ancient sloth…

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yV0OX TIL In 1920s Paris, artist Waldo Peirce gifted his concierge a turtle and, as a prank, secretly swapped it for several progressively larger ones, convincing her its growth was a miracle. Once the neighborhood marveled, he reversed the prank, using the same turtles, leaving her utterly baffled.
1aEj7 TIL The USS William D. Porter was the only vessel in US Navy history to have its entire crew placed under arrest after accidentally firing a live torpedo at a vessel carrying the President of the United States and the Secretary of State
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7wYb TIL that Mr. Rogers saw to it that every letter he received got an answer.
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