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TIL Leon Trotsky once had hot soup spilled over him at his favorite restaurant because he considered tipping "demeaning to the dignity of a workingman" and encouraged other customers not to leave tips.

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mxyGR TIL a woman quit her job to search for her border collie who escaped from a hotel room during a thunderstorm while on vacation in Kalispell, Montana. After 57 days of searching and posting hundreds of flyers around town, she finally found ‘Katie’ who was starving, but otherwise OK.
Z8KJQ TIL that in 1944, Lucien Carr, a member of the group that would become known as the Beat Poets, stabbed his former Boy Scout leader to death after being stalked by him for years. Several soon-to-be well-known writers helped Carr cover up the crime, including William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac.
N7P96 TIL the official name of Mexico is "The United States of Mexico".
wokAE TIL that “Firehawks” a collection of three Australian bird species, are the only animals besides humans known to use fire to hunt. They will pick up burning sticks from fires and carry them in their beaks and talons before dropping it in unburnt vegetation setting the ground ablaze driving prey out.
6Expw TIL that in the year 1913, 39.8% of GMC's sales were battery electric-powered trucks.