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TIL that Canada sent 50 beavers to Argentina in 1946, but now number over 100,000 and are destorying Argentina's forests.

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E18eW TIL in ancient Rome, famous gladiators endorsed products just like modern athletes do. Some of these endorsements have survived in ancient frescoes. The makers of the film Gladiator downplayed this historical angle on the assumption that modern audiences would not believe it.
jNK7Q TIL at the beginning of the Pearl Harbor attack, many people thought it was a drill. One sailor said, "This is the best goddam drill the Army Air Force has ever put on!"
5VWeP TIL the sex worker arrested with Hugh Grant earned $1.6 million from publicity related to her arrest and used the money to buy a home in Beverly Hills and put her daughters through private school.
OXv6 TIL that Blockbuster had the chance to buy Netflix for 50 million in 2000 but turned it down to go into business with Enron
d8Kw9 For a moment in Russia, gold falls from the sky.