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TIL of the existence of the English speech contraction “there’re”.

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BrWAy TIL that the story of the Pied Piper leading kids away is based on a historic tragedy that occurred in Hamelin, Germany, during the 13th century. Nothing is conclusively known about the nature of the tragedy, besides a 1384 inscription that reads "It is 100 years since our children left''.
0ngL TIL Serial killer Ivan Milat staged a nine-day hunger strike after being refused permission to play Sony Playstation games in his cell at the state’s toughest jail.
nWjKB TIL that the first Photoshop version is Photoshop 0.63 which was officially created on 2nd October 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll.
xVjDB TIL the founder of Tootsie Rolls, Leo Hirshfield, committed suicide after being ousted from his own company. He'd created it to be an affordable chocolate-tasting candy that would not melt in the heat. He named them after his daughter Clara "Tootsie" Hirshfield.
VMdX4 TIL killer whales use a hunting technique known as a "karate chop" against sharks. Using its tail it pushes the shark to the surface on a vortex, then raises its tail high in the air and slams it on the shark’s head. Then it flips the shark over causing tonic immobility, rendering it paralyzed.