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TIL that a dog by the title "Stout's Pal Pierre," was the first ever dog to walk a tightrope. He was an American Eskimo Dog and was part of the Barnum and Bailey circus.

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M7DL8 TIL: That the term "action figure" was first coined by Hasbro in 1964, to market their G.I. Joe figure to boys who refused to play with "dolls", a term primarily associated as a girl's toy.
VBdgB TIL that United Flight 175, the 2nd plane to crash into the WTC on 9/11, rapidly descended at an “unheard of” 5,000 ft/min during its final 5 minutes. Flying at 590 mph, the aircraft also banked sharply just before impact, as it might’ve otherwise just clipped the South Tower or missed it entirely.
ZpDx4 TIL Germany's law mandates up to one-year imprisonment for failing to assist someone in danger or involved in an accident
9na6 TIL:The Scots had a tradition of deep frying chicken in fat. Scottish immigrants to America continued this frying chicken tradition and are responsible for the introduction of it to African slaves.
GV84 TIL A robbery suspect fled into a darkened movie theater to escape pursuing police. He became so engrossed in the movie playing on screen, Robocop, that he failed to notice that police had evacuated all other patrons from the theater. When the lights came on he was taken into custody.