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TIL that a single Bengal tiger has killed an estimated 436 people in Nepal and India in the late 19th and early 20th century.

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P1EKL TIL that there are approximately 2,500 kilometers (1,600 mi) of catacombs beneath the city of Odessa.
WrLY TIL that the beer Colt 45 was named in honor of Baltimore Colts’ running back Jerry Hill (who wore #45) and NOT the handgun.
7r4Bp TIL that in 1966, the Procrastinators Club held a demonstration in Philadelphia to protest the War of 1812
m14Pv TIL A man was convicted of exposing himself to a 10-year-old girl, the judge ordered that after he was released from prison, he had to wear a shirt reading "I am a registered sex offender" at his job for 22 months straight.
DQo1r TIL: The last surviving widow of the American Civil War passed away in 2021. In 1936, 17 year old Helen Jackson secretly married 93 year old Civil War veteran James Bolin. He passed away just three years later. Helen would live to the age of 101.