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TIL At the end of WW2 30,000 copies of Munro Leaf's 'The Story of Ferdinand' were given out to German children in order to encourage peace. It had previously been banned under Hitler.

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8aAjV TIL conservationists in South Africa have been injecting rhino horns with red dyes and toxins to prevent poaching. The mixture renders the horn completely useless to those trying to sell it commercially and is also toxic for human consumption.
1YYV TIL That the tested animal with the best memory, Chaser the border collie knows 1022 toys by name and can gather them all by name or category. She can also understand common nouns and can infer the meaning of new ones based on words she already knows
VMayG TIL that the 1992 film "American Me" enraged Mexican gangsters to the extent that numerous people involved with the film were murdered. Danny Trejo claimed 10. Edward Olmos, the director of the film, was also the victim of an extortion plot.
epNeL TIL the 2004 "Thailand tsunami" killed an estimated 227,898 people, including 170,000 people in Indonesia
QJOV9 TIL my great uncle Michael Wilson, writer of planet of the apes, Lawrence of Arabia, bridge of the river Kwai, it's a wonderful life, and much more; was blacklisted by Hollywood for being a communist and uncredited for much of his work.