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TIL It is now possible to navigate a houseboat from Paris to Moscow

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JLD8 TIL two species of geckos mated and they birthed a super-athlete female gecko that wouldn’t have sex with the other geckos. Instead she spawned new versions herself who spawned themselves, and now there’s a vigorous, speedy, mutant race of mother geckos cloning daughter geckos.
LkMMZ TIL Margrethe II, the queen of Denmark, felt compelled to draw illustrations for The Lord of the Rings in the 70s and sent them to Tolkien himself. He noted her style was quite similar to his own. Her drawings were used as a basis for the illustrations in the Danish translation of the books.
8e8pG TIL former US president Jimmy Carter and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy are related by way of their great-grandfather James Thomas Gordy.
ELnp TIL The only captured battle flag from the Civil War not returned to its state is Virginia’s. It was captured by Minnesota at the Battle of Gettysburg. Congress ordered its return in 1905.
aNl9 TIL that Pixar’s 3D rendering engine is available for free.