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TIL that Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade), who argued the case for a woman’s right to abortion, is today a pro-life activist.

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R5vEj TIL that in Italy it's the Great Watermelon, not the Great Pumpkin, because it sounds better ("Il Grande Cocomero") and they didn't know about Halloween there.
PMJw TIL that on February 15, 2003, millions of people protested the coming Iraq war, which in 2004 Guinness listed as the largest protest in human history. A month later the U.S invaded.
QJpla TIL In 1998, Sergey Kiriyenko became the youngest Prime Minister of Russia, at the age of 35 years
QNgGM TIL: African spiny mice can lose 60% of the skin on their backs and re-grow the lost tissue without scarring! Researchers are looking into the genes responsible for this because these genes work in mammalian systems (growing back fur, muscle, etc) and could work in rehab medicine.
7vYO TIL that in 2007 a gorilla escaped from his exhibit, grabbed and mauled a nearby woman, and then attacked a restaurant. It was later revealed it was caused by the woman making eye contact and smiling at him several times a week, which zookeepers told her not to do.