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TIL the first animal to ask an existential question was from a parrot named Alex. He asked what color he was, and learned that it was "grey".

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QNe9p TIL of Beatrice Muller, a New Jersey widow who became a permanet resident of the Cunard ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2. When her husband retired the pair went on the ship's world cruise every year until he died on board in 1999. From 2000 she lived permanently on the ship until it was retired in 2008
OGD1Y TIL the first tests for Kevlar in bulletproof vests was done on goats. After 24 hours, one died. The rest had non-life threatening wounds.
J1gv8 TIL a wanted fugitive performed plastic surgeries on his face using scissors, a box cutter and a needle with thread in order to avoid capture. Some of the surgeries were done in public restrooms. He evaded arrest for over 2 years
d19 TIL the safest place on Earth is fort Knox
4XvLo TIL Of the Wanggongchang gunpowder factory explosion of 1626, in Beijing, China. It killed 20,000, and was heard 150km away. Victims were stripped of their clothing due to the force of the blast. The cause has never been determined.