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TIL there are elephants in Kenya that go into caves to mine salt

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OoRg TIL that the province of Alberta, Canada is rat-free, due to a comprehensive government program started in the 1950’s
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rRo9x TIL that the original phrase was "Musick has charms to soothe a savage breast" from a 1697 tragedy called The Mourning Bride.