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TIL the national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
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TIL in 1830 to keep horse-drawn wagons and loiterers out of his alley, John Hollensbury removed the alley by building a tiny 7 foot wide 325 square foot townhouse. The house, located in Old Town Alexandria VA, is commonly referred to as The Spite House.
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TIL James Huberty called a mental health clinic, left his name, and waited for hours for them to return his call. His name was written down as “Shouberty” and the call was a non crisis because Huberty was so polite. 1 day later he carried out one of Americas worst rampage killings.
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TIL Australia constructed a number of pest-exclusion fences in an (unsuccessful) attempt to control rabbit and dingo populations - at one time, the rabbit-proof fence was the longest unbroken fence in the world
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TIL of "A Counterblaste to Tobacco", an anti-smoking treatise written by King James VI in 1604. In it, he warns of the dangers of passive smoking as well as the damage to the lungs and brain
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TIL that David Bowie's 'Time will crawl', was inspired by the Chernobyl disaster and its fallout. It was originally titled 'How we war'.