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TIL: it wasn't uncommon for male friends in the 19th century to hold hands

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VB61Z TIL that Alcatraz Island is a federally protected bird sanctuary for various sea birds, including the Western Gull, Brandt's Cormorant, and Black-Crowned Night Heron. These birds nest on the island between April and June.
WMXY TIL zeppelins and blimps are different things, zeppelins have a rigid metal skeleton, whereas blimps do not.
Me5xW TIL of the Russian "Bitch Wars" following WW2. Prisoners who agreed to fight in WW2 in return for reduced sentences were thought of as bitches by the criminals who refused the offer, and they fought in prison.
wL1NJ TIL that in Switzerland prostitution was legal for 16 year old girls until a law raised the legal age to 18 years in 2013.
gM4db TIL Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons into in Alaska. The oil slick killed 250,000 seabirds, 3,000 otters, 300 seals and 22 killer whales. The captain of the ship let unlicensed third mate to steer the ship to a well known hazard-Bligh Reef.