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TIL A baby porcupine is called a ‘porcupette’

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ANQjo TIL of Dan Black, a UK man who became paralyzed and fundraised for an experimental stem cell treatment to help him walk again. Upon reaching his a goal, he heard of a young boy who also needed the treatment. He donated all of the funds to the young boy and Dan Black still remains paralyzed today.
nWn9r TIL about Germanwings Flight 9525 where the co-pilot locked himself alone in the cockpit and flew the plane into the mountains killing 6 crew members and all 144 passengers onboard.
LkZNP TIL of "King Neptune", a 700 lb pig that was "auctioned" piece by piece, including the Squeal, at fundraisers during WWII across Southern Illinois. He raised $19 Million Dollars ($271 Million in 2021) over a few years and was never slaughtered, living a peaceful postwar retirement.
WkjE9 TIL Cats are sometimes intentionally released into urban environments on the popular assumption that they will control the rat population; but there is little scientific basis for this. In fact, they end up harming the beneficial native wildlife.
QNrb9 TIL about Sweating Sickness, a virus in 1500s Europe that’s since vanished. Death could occur within hours of the first symptoms.