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6aQl TIL the first service animal training schools were established in Germany during World War I to enhance the mobility of returning veterans who were blinded in combat.
5Vdl8 TIL: The longest confirmed lightning bolt occurred in 2022 and traveled 477 miles across 3 states.
rREeW TIL: Stephen King has a system where he will license his short stories to aspiring filmmakers for just $1. This gives the filmmakers affordable source material. These are referred to as "Dollar Babies."
rRd5d TIL in 2015 three inmates from a maximum security prison beat Harvard’s debate team in a competitive debate.
694gX TIL that the literacy rate in Massachusetts was higher in colonial times than it is today.