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TIL the first statue of a black person in Bristol, UK was erected in 1987 and is of the playwright and poet Alfred Fagon

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v1jDD TIL the bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet consists almost entirely (70-90%) of bone. It is capable of swallowing a sheep's vertebrae whole. The bird's stomach acid has been estimated to have a pH of 1, so even large bones are digested within 24 hours.
78Rwx TIL research on an ancient Phoenician shipwreck found near Sicily revealed that the ship's parts were designed to be easily assembled and each part was marked with a letter in their Alphabet, the first in the world
R5pg1 TIL that the writer of the Mexican National Anthem, a love poet, didn't think he'd be able to write such a thing for an on-going national anthem competition. His fiancée frustrated, then lured and locked him into her parent's bedroom, until he slid out a piece of paper after four hours.
X69P TIL that claiming you panicked because of an unwanted homosexual advance is a legitimate defense against a murder charge in Australia
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