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TIL An otter squeezed through gates into a classical Chinese garden at night in downtown Vancouver and ate 11 prized koi fish. Traps baited with raw chicken and salmon were set up but otter was never caught

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loxWN TIL that Samuel Maverick was a Texas rancher who refused to brand his cattle, which led to the word 'maverick' meaning someone who is independently minded.
BP5e TIL the most decorated American WWI veteran from Texas was an undocumented Mexican immigrant named Marcelino Serna. He was also the first Hispanic to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
7rQr7 TIL that in 2013, the state of Nevada was sued for engaging in "Greyhound Therapy," a practice where troublesome mental patients are given one-way tickets to out-of-state destinations in order to free up bed space.
Qejk TIL Elon Musk wanted Tesla’s Model lineup to spell SEX: Model S, Model E, Model X. However, Ford owns the term Model E, so Tesla opted for Model 3 to spell S3X
9KkD TIL that one of the world’s lightest solids, aerogel was created as the result of a bet between two scientists to see who could remove the liquid from jellies without shrinkage.