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TIL that New York City's Queens Zoo once received a lion cub despite having no lion enclosure. The cub, named Genghis Khan, was later moved to California.

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VMBDG TIL that Starbucks sometimes operates at a loss intentionally and clusters several locations in a small geographical area to become anti-competitive in the market.
GYJjG TIL that The Flowing Hair dollar was the first dollar coin issued by the United States federal government. It is the most expensive coin in the world at $10,016,875
a8nob TIL that during an equinox, the daytime and nighttime aren't equal. There's another term for that: equilux.
9YvV6 TIL Robert E. Lee owned a plantation across the river from Washington DC until the start of the Civil War. The Lees fled the home and the Union army occupied their land, ultimately burying Union war dead there to spite Lee for his treason. It is now Arlington National Cemetery.
mbdO TIL: The mother of Blair Witch Project actress Heather Donahue received multiple sympathy cards upon release of the film, viewers genuinely thought the film was real and she was dead.