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TIL that in the U.S., there were animal abuse laws before child abuse laws.

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x6nMw TIL Aladdin is a Chinese Muslim in the original tale of the Arabian Nights. The story first take place in "one of the cities of Ancient China".
Y7bLB TIL of the 貔貅 pixiu, a Chinese mythical beast that legendarily defecated on the floor of Heaven, after which the Jade Emperor spanked it hard enough to permanently seal its anus, causing it to have a voracious appetite for gold, silver and jewels while having no way to expel them.
rNplW TIL tuberculosis reached the Americas before European contact, likely carried by seals and sea lions who acquired it from livestock on African beaches
R7rNa TIL: Japan had issues with crow nests on electric infrastructure, so they went and destroyed all of the nests....which prompted the local crow population to just build MORE nests, far in excess to what they actually needed
9006 TIL BB King was a licensed pilot and flew to his own gigs up until age 70.