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TIL: Besides witch trials, there was a Wizard trial in Lyon which saw mainly men sentenced to death. They planned to form a pact with Satan and use magic to find hidden treasure. This differed from the usual cases of curses.

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4XGNR TIL: Although pandas eat mostly bamboo and fruit, their teeth are carnivorous, meaning they would be able to chew and consume tough meat. Unlike other bears, pandas do not hibernate, as they are unable to store energy over long periods of time (hence their 12-hour eating routine).
xVRW1 TIL that leftist mural artist Diego Rivera was commissioned to paint a mural in the lobby of Rockefeller Center. His mural included a portrait of Lenin, leading the Rockefellers to cancel the commission and destroy the unfinished mural. Rivera later recreated the piece in Mexico.
Y7n8x TIL the largest beaver dam in the world is over a half mile long and was discovered via satellite images
xVwxD TIL Michigan is one of the safest states from natural disasters as shown by data from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
WBgL TIL the movie ‘Charade’ (1963) entered the public domain immediately upon release because Universal Pictures published it with an invalid copyright notice