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TIL in the origin of Stockholm Syndrome, the captives preferred their captors because the police tear gassed them and the prime minister told them they should be content to die at their posts.

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NX4rN TIL the Wampanoag and other tribes of the Eastern United States hold an annual demonstration every Thanksgiving called the Day of Mourning, to raise awareness toward historical and ongoing struggles facing Native American tribes.
1617 TIL that pigeons can be superstitious, continually repeating movements that coincided with a first feeding even if fed at random intervals.
VvQQ TIL that Venice does not have a complete modern sewer system. In the historic core, much of the raw sewage goes straight into the canals.
E1LVd TIL that electronic television was first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco on September 7, 1927. The system was designed by Philo Taylor Farnsworth, a 21-year-old inventor who had lived in a house without electricity until he was 14.
VBmnm TIL that the 2011 film “The Worst Movie Ever!”, unintentionally, had the worst box office opening ever recorded. One single person paid admission to see the film during its premiere, earning it a whopping $11.