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TIL in 2018 Barnum Animal Crackers freed its mascot animals from their cages, after 116 years of using the prior art design.

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gaRy TIL An American woman sent her adopted Russian Orphan back on a plane to Russia with a note saying “I no longer wish to parent this child”.
4Xpvg TIL that shinrin-yoku (meaning "forest bathing") is considered a form of nature therapy in Japan which has positive effects on mental and nervous wellbeing. It consists essentially in taking long walks in forests.
oB4eE TIL a 6,000-foot-long hose was discovered under the streets of Yonkers, NY, believed to transport beer during Prohibition.
7rMYL TIL about Jim Cummings, the voice of my childhood. He has over 400 voice credits appearing in Winnie the Pooh, Phineas and Ferb, The Powerpuff Girls, Pinky and the Brain, Gargoyles, Biker Mice from Mars, Animaniacs, 2 Stupid Dogs, and Batman: The Animated Series to name a few.
Bgw4L TIL: the White Pine tree was one of the major symbols of the American Revolution. Following the White Pines Act and subsequent Pine Riots (similar to the Tea act and Tea Party), the tree was featured on some of the new nation's first coinage and flags, and is still officially used in some roles.