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TIL the Cold War was partially prompted by an event in Ottawa when a Soviet cipher clerk working at the Soviet embassy to Canada defected & exposed the Soviet spy network in Canada, leading to allied countries discovering Soviet spies & informants within their own governments

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GYXVg TIL when Lawrence Anthony, known as "The Elephant Whisperer", passed away. A herd of elephants arrived at his house in South Africa to mourn him. Although the elephants were not alerted to the event, they travelled to his house and stood around for two days, and then dispersed.
VMYe0 TIL that 4 hippos from drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s private zoo have multiplied into as many as 50 roaming free in Colombia as the largest invasive species in the world.
xodk TIL that “Sun Dogs” are an atmospheric phenomenon that can make it appear as if there are multiple suns in the sky.
16pO4 TIL that it was a federal crime in the United States for Native Americans to practice their religions, until 1978
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