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TIL that Canadian soldiers during WW1 were widely known for their sheer brutality and apparent enthusiasm to conduct trench raids, the most violent aspect of the war

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GAwb5 TIL that Nika Futterman, who voiced Asajj Ventress in "Clone Wars" also performed the "Give it to me, baby" lyrics in the Offspring song "Pretty Fly for a White Guy".
1JrX TIL that in Japan there is a railway company that employs a cat as a “Super Station Master”. She is the only female employee in a managerial position
d8kxd TIL China's Qing Dynasty attempted various reforms to try to save itself. Local assemblies had begun to meet in 1909 and the dynasty had worked out a timetable for creating a constitutional monarchy, with a constitution planned for 1912 and a parliament the following year
b6XNN TIL crows in South Korea memorize when and where people will feed them as part of a shamanistic tradition called keurigi. It is theorized they use their facial recognition abilities to know who will feed them and the crows make annual migrations to the shrines where these ceremonies take place
YrWW TIL that Henri Nestle invented his breast milk substitute to help Europe’s high infant mortality rates. Today, Nestle abuse their market power to get African mothers hooked on their products.