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TIL that 'Sticky Vicky' featured in the TV show 'Benidorm' was a real person who actually had that act.

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6ELpX TIL the mountain lions originally found throughout North America were completely wiped out by the arrival of humans some 10,000 years ago. The mountain lions seen since then are actually descendants of South American mountain lions that moved north and recolonized the continent.
KYZNE TIL An anonymous donor provided $30 million to run a housing complex for people struggling with mental illness in Vancouver, covering operating costs for 30 years. The heritage building was once a psychiatric facility, senior housing, and is described as a beautiful "oasis in the middle of the city"
B7Dy TIL that a goat and a sheep can mate and produce young called a geep.
VMLbQ TIL that in the movie Noah's Ark, filmed in 1928, the flood scene at the movie's climax was created by actually dumping 600,000 gallons of water onto the set. Three extras drowned and many suffered broken bones. This led to the introduction of safety regulations for movie stunts in 1929.
p8aJe TIL that the Caesar Salad was invented in Tijuana Mexico, not Rome, in 1924 by Caesar Cardini