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TIL Eugene V. Debs ran for president of the United States in 1920 from prison after being convicted under the Sedition Act of 1918.

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R5M6a TIL about hysterical strength, a display of extreme physical strength by humans, beyond what is believed to be normal. Examples include a woman saved several children by fighting a polar bear and a woman lifting a car high enough to save a person.
wrMJ TIL millions of bats in North America are dying from a disease called White Nose Syndrome. Scientists don’t know how to treat the illness. In 2008 an estimated 2.4 million pounds of insects went uneaten due to the diminished bat population, causing major strain on agriculture in New England.
YpWD7 TIL that humanity nearly became extinct 72000 years ago and we were down to 40 'breeding pairs'
l7O0G TIL the Japan Series (baseball) has been contested every year since 1950. The Central League champion has won 37 times and the Pacific League champion has won 37 times.
NR6N TIL of the only non-human to ask an existential question (What colour am I ?) - an African grey parrot.