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TIL Emotional support insects are a thing and got banned by American Airlines

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JR4 TIL Erwin Rommel did not want Hitler to be assassinated, fearing he would become a martyr, and that it would spark civil war in Germany and Austria. Instead he wanted him tried for his crimes.
KYE6 TIL a tradition exists in Denmark that a woman can propose on Leap Day, if denied, the man must compensate her with 12 pairs of gloves
0LDv TIL that in 2007, the US Navy helped rescue a North Korean ship from Somail pirates, resulting in a rare pro-American press statement in North Korea
9YVvX TIL about Jack Trice. He was the second black college football player. Before his first game, he wrote about how proud he was to have the opportunity. He was intentionally targeted throughout the game, breaking his collarbone and causing internal bleeding, which in turn caused his death.
oA TIL France is the only agriculturally self-sufficient country in Europe