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TIL that a wild emu nicknamed Fluffy regularly runs with the participants at what is reputedly Australia’s hardest ParkRun.

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Ngo6 TIL in the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants.
ppo4 TIL, The Mexican ambassador to the United States, said in response to the Kennedy administration’s 1961 call to collective action against Cuba: “If we publicly declare that Cuba is a threat to our security, 40 million Mexicans will die laughing.”
ADWv4 TIL Spielberg initially considered making Schindler's List entirely in German and Polish, but decided "there's too much safety in reading [subtitles]. It would have been an excuse [for the audience] to take their eyes off the screen and watch something else."
awBXo TIL Walgreen’s massive expansion from 20 to 500 locations in the 1920’s was due to its sale of “medicinal whiskey” during prohibition.
6jyY TIL in England, after 2 thieves broke into a mans home and made off with his laptop, they inspected the device, found serious child abuse material and went to the cops regardless. The paedophile got 3 yrs in jail. The judge gave robbers a 12 month community service orders in light of their good deed