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PYAlO TIL In 2003, a farmer carrying a syringe loaded with cow antibiotics was knocked down by one of his cows and was accidentally injected. He was transported to the hospital where they called Poison Control, who told him there were no known antidotes. He died less than an hour later.
OG7Xg TIL that in 1540, King Henry VIII entered into an arranged marriage with his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves. Dissatisfied with her appearance, he never consummated the marriage, leading to its annulment. The architect of the union, Thomas Cromwell, fell from favor and was executed in 1541.
REe9 TIL of Judy, a purebred English pointer who would often jump in to protect prisoners from beatings in a POW camp during WW2. A British Naval pilot bargained to have her officially considered a POW so the guards could not kill her.
bop9 TIL of Shin Dong-hyuk, a man who escaped the North Korean Concentration Camp he was born and raised in.
dDred TIL the tallest mountain in Tahiti (Mont Orohena, 2241 metres) is taller than the tallest mountain in Australia (Mount Kosciuszko, 2228 metres). This is despite Tahiti's land area of just 1000 sq km (400 sq miles) compared to Australia's area of 7.6 million sq km (2.9 million sq miles)!