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TIL a baby llama is called a cria

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jNGOp TIL about Minik, one of several Greenland Inuits who were once part of a living exhibit at the American Natural History Museum. After Minik's father died of TB, his skeleton was put on display in the museum
j6An TIL Comedy Central received more than 2,000 angry e-mail complaints when the South Park creators pranked fans with the episode “Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus” instead of concluding the season 1 cliffhanger about the identity of Cartman’s father
lmEV TIL Kathleen Kennedy, sister of JFK, was disowned by her family- especially her mother- after marrying an Anglican. After being widowed during WWII, she then chose to marry a divorcee, but died in a plane crash. Only her father went to her funeral.
9YxOM TIL there's a pirate museum in St. Augustine FL that displays not only one of two authentic Jolly Roger flags known to exist, but also the only known treasure chest that actually belonged to a pirate.
pYn8O TIL of John Galvan, a wrongfully convicted man was released after 35yrs thanks to Mythbusters. He was forced to sign a confession to lighting a Molotov with a cigarette, killing two men. One day, in his cell, watching a rerun of Mythbusters, MB proved this to be impossible, and so he was freed.