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TIL that a town in Arizona made McDonald's change their arches to turquoise so that it would better fit in with the aesthetics of the town

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grWMA TIL Zoo´s have an instant kill list in case of a mass escape. At the top of the list is the Chimpanzee, because they are known to hunt other primates.
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nLRG TIL of Ken Allen (1971–2000), an orangutan at the San Diego Zoo. Not only did he escape 3 times, his peers began following his example & escaped too. He outwitted zookeepers even when they posed as visitors. During his escapes, Ken would “peacefully stroll around the zoo looking at other animals.”
YpKYr TIL In 1490 a meteor shower in China killed 20,000 people.
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