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TIL the makers of the "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun" movies bought a horse just to make a joke. They named the horse All Pink and instructed the jockey not to win but to stay on the inside rail the whole race just to hear the play-by-play announcer say "It's All Pink on the inside!"

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Y7DaB TIL that ambergris (whale poop) has been used in perfumes for centuries including today's popular Chanel No. 5
kYdE TIL, 50 years ago the US sent half a billion inch-long copper needles in space. They’re still floating around the earth.
PY7mJ TIL that the male koala has a forked penis, and the female koala has 2 vaginas (3 when pregnant).
QxoX TIL in 1884 there were four men stranded on a lifeboat without food or water. After 20 days, two of the men decided to kill and eat the weakest. Four days later, the men were picked up and rescued. The two men that killed and ate their crew member were later charged and found guilty of murder.
VBWdB TIL There are around 300 petroglyph sites on the British Columbia coast, with concentrations on Gabriola Island. Only fewer than 30 can be dated and erosion means it is unlikely ancient carvings would be preserved. The Snuneymuxw request no photographs or rubbings be taken of the petroglyphs