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TIL a woman is facing up to 10 years of imprisonment for giving water to pigs on their way to the slaughterhouse

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4dkR TIL the Texas City Disaster in 1947 was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions, and resulted in the first ever class action lawsuit against the U.S.
wojLW TIL that early versions of Sudoku started appearing in French newspapers in the late 19th century, with the paper La France’s version called the “diabolical magic square”
b6OGZ TIL Squidward Tentacles isn’t a squid, but a six-legged octopus.
ANRRd TIL the term "woke" in it's modern context, referring to being "awake" or aware of social injustices, especially racism, dates back to the 1930s and was recorded notably in the 1938 song “Scottsboro Boys” by blues musician Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly).
epx6b TIL that Michigan produces both Sweet and Sour Crude Oil