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TIL a Canadian National Historic Site is housed in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

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a8kDo TIL of Oskar Speck, a German man who spent seven years kayaking from Europe to Australia. Unfortunately, Australia declared war on Germany shortly before his arrival, and he was arrested on suspicion of espionage as soon as he made landfall.
M7YMa TIL President Woodrow Wilson let a flock of sheep graze on the White House lawn. They saved manpower by not having to mow the lawn while also raising $52,823 for the Red Cross through wool auctions.
v16KB TIL that Australia's Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990 entitles ALL Australians to a free portrait of the Queen
VMLl8 TIL In 1910 there was a bill to introduce hippos to the Louisiana bayous called the “American Hippo Bill”. The hippos would consume the invasive water hyacinth and provide a solution to the American meat crisis. The bill fell just short of passing.