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TIL The penalty for killing an elephant in Sri Lanka is death

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j6bNR TIL that in November 1840, England introduced Railway Time. This was the first known effort to synchronize time and overcome the confusion caused by having different local mean times in each town and station stop.
p8DLe TIL Jim Varney appeared in-character as Ernest P. Worrell entertaining the press corps at the White House
loxnN TIL that “Schnapsidee” is the German word for a ridiculous idea that only sounds good when you’re drunk.
J1XZB TIL that Audrey Hepburn’s parents were fascists during the 1930s and early 40s. Her mother changed her mind when, living in the German-occupied Netherlands, her brother-in-law was executed for something he didn’t do and her son was deported to a German labor camp.
x6epb TIL Native Americans have stories of Bigfoot-like creatures dating back over 1,000 years and modern claims of similar creatures, including the Skunk Ape, Fouke Monster, Momo, and others persist in the US. Europe, Asia, and Australia report similar animals, the Almas, Yeti, Yeren, Yowie, and more.