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TIL that the world’s largest tunnel digging machine, Bertha, is stuck under Seattle

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Vy6p TIL a mule is not just the offspring of a donkey and a horse, but more specifically the offspring of a MALE donkey and a FEMALE horse. The other way around is much rarer: a ‘Hinny’
oRNLr TIL that on bonfire night in the UK (Nov 5), Classic FM airs a program called "Pet Classics" to help calm cats and dogs frightened by all the fireworks.
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