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TIL Sleeping Beauty was raped by the prince in the original Grimm Fairy Tales

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75Vr TIL Vernors is actually the oldest soda still being sold. It predates Dr. Pepper by 19 years.
W7AAY TIL that British colonialism led to "Ecological Imperialism," where native ecosystems worldwide were cleared for monoculture plantations, permanently altering the biodiversity of nearly 25% of the Earth's land surface.
PYmZO TIL there is an Asteroid Day with the purpose of raising asteroid awareness to protect the Earth. And it's today, the date of the Tunguska event.
5Yo0n TIL the United States ranked 1st in six out of eight categories in a recent Oct 2019 Global Health Security Index measuring health security. It also ranked 2nd (behind the UK) in terms of rapid epidemic response and mitigation.
0wQAR TIL In 2004, a black bear was found passed out in a Washington State campground after drinking 36 beer cans; when rangers tried to scare it away, it climbed up a tree to take a nap. It was caught the next day after returning for more beer.