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TIL Baboons kidnap puppies and raise them as pets.
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TIL The only NHL season to be cancelled outside of a lockout was in 1919. The Spanish Flu hit the players during the playoff finals and the series was cancelled. Both teams had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup.
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TIL when José Mujica was detained he spent 10 years in solitary confinement, 2 years of which were at the bottom of a empty well. After this he went on to became president of Uruguay.
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TIL that during The Great Migration, Detroit's African American population increased 2000% in just 19 years (1910-1929)
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TIL in 1990, Sam Wyche who was the coach of the Cincinnati Bengals barred a female reporter from the locker room saying he didn't want her to see his players naked. He was fined $27,000, which at the time was the largest fine ever given to an NFL coach.
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TIL in 2003 on the ABC evening news, it was reported that because of the dangers from Hurricane Isabelle, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment. They respectfully declined the offer. "No way, Sir!"