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TIL that a population of feral wallabies is on the loose in England. The animals, native to Australia, have been spotted dozens of times in recent years and originally escaped from zoos that were poorly maintained following WWII.

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VMNvB TIL the capital of Tajikistan is named Dushanbe, which literally translates to “Monday.” It was also briefly named Stalinabad (“Stalin’s Paradise”) during the reign of the USSR.
QJNme TIL that GSG 9, the elite German police unit, completed 1500 missions between 1972-2003, in which they only used their weapons five times
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OVAg TIL the ONLY thing that has Worked to Stop Population Growth is: Education of Women and Girls.
WXEX TIL that Alexander the Great founded and named 70 cities, naming at least 20 after himself, and one after his horse.