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TIL a guy built a seagoing train at Brighton, which wasn’t entirely successful

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8ap8K TIL that the town of Wellsville, NY was named for a man named Gardiner Wells, who was, according to local history, the one person who didn't show up for the meeting when the residents were naming the town.
X0oND TIL of the Manila Massacre during WWII when Japanese troops conducted mop-up operations in Manila, killing over 54,000 Filipinos, including children. Pregnant women had their bellies ripped open and fleeing civilians were executed.
kOy6B TIL goats' pupils are horizontal so that when when they bend their heads down to graze, their eyes stay level with the horizon, allowing them a better view of encroaching danger.
W80d TIL that the lowland gorilla’s scientific name is actually “Gorilla gorilla gorilla”.
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