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TIL of the Australian Rhino Project. The project's goal is to transport populations of endangered rhinos to New Zealand and Australia as a means to prevent their extinction from poaching.

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Y8A TIL that Elvis Presley hated John Lennon and wanted to beat him up for his anti-war stance.
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