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TIL The oubliette of Leap Castle in Ireland was discovered to have had over 150 skeletons and may have been in use as recently as the mid-1800s.

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78lQp TIL that Lucretia Garfield, widow of murdered U.S. president James A. Garfield, effectively established the first presidential library by overseeing the construction of a library on her property, to house all of her husband's books and presidential documents.
YjDv TIL that the playtypus has no nipples, and milk simply oozes from their skin.
88JK TIL Spanish speaking countries celebrate love AND friendship on valentines day. Extra depressing if you don’t have either.
E1VO7 TIL that black rhinos are very close to extinction due to habitat loss and illegal poaching. Today, only about 5,500 black rhinos are alive in the wild.
7raKr TIL that Fred Rogers is credited with the continued funding of PBS after he presented a passionate argument in front of the US Senate in May, 1969. This allowed healthy child development shows like 'Mr. Rogers Neighborhood' to be fully funded, along with the rest of PBS programming.