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Y7JW TIL the worlds smallest hooved animals are mouse-sized deer that weigh as little as 1.5 lbs.
eDMn TIL When Steven Spielberg first showed John Williams a cut of Schindler’s List, Williams was so moved that he told Spielberg he deserved a better composer. Spielberg replied, “I know, but they’re all dead.”
WkOdo TIL In 1386 a pig was convicted of murder for “had indulged in the evil propensity of eating infants on the street” and was was sentenced to be maimed in the head and forelegs prior to hanging.
GAVv4 TIL of the South African Taxi Wars, an ongoing turf war by South African taxi operators over passengers and lucrative routes caused by an unregulated transportation industry.
v1jJj TIL that Cambridge University Library has run out of room for its 9 million+ books and built a huge store to hold 4 million more. The first book they put in was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.