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TIL house cats are an invasive species

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mJeM TIL in roughly 800 AD, a nobleman was ordered to trial by combat against the faithful dog of a man he was suspected of murdering. The dog won. (more details inside, this really is a must read)
awmyZ TIL that chimpanzees are thought to use the plant Aspilia as herbal medicine.
meKM TIL in Colorado you cannot be fired for any lawful activities you conduct on your own time, outside of work hours.
m1Mrv TIL of the Witch of Endor, who in the Hebrew Bible was summoned by King Saul to call the spirit of Samuel for advice after God was silent. Whether the actual ghost of Samuel or a spirit impersonating him, the apparition prophesied doom for Saul and his army, who were later defeated (1 Samuel 28).
b9E07 TIL that the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk' is over 5000 years old, making it one of the oldest stories that we know of that is still told today.