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TIL about Suryia, an orangutan from a sanctuary who approached and befriended a thin stray dog, Roscoe, during a walk to a lake. Roscoe stuck around and was immediately taken in by Suryia and the other orangutans almost like a beloved pet. They fed, groomed, petted, and played with him for years.

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5Y1OP TIL there was a plan to build a 3,000 slot machine casino almost 3 miles from the Gettysburg Battlefield, which would create 3,000 jobs and a year-round tourism industry. It was rejected twice (2006 and 2011) under opposition from Civil War enthusiasts including Ken Burns and composer John Williams.
XyG8 TIL the line ‘well-behaved women seldom make history’ as a call for women to 'misbehave’ is a misinterpretation of the original context. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, the historian who wrote these words, was lamenting that so many women who made positive impacts on society are overlooked by history.
LkxWZ TIL that the reason Mr. T wore so many gold chains and jewelry was because customers would lose the items or leave them at the night club where he worked as a bouncer. He would stand outside the club wearing the items in case a customer came back looking for them so that he could return the items.
E1bWx TIL that counting from the year 2000 a unanimous decision is the most common result of Supreme Court cases at 36% followed by 5 to 4 cases at 19%.
xZZB TIL that Thomas Jefferson’s original draft of the Declaration of Independence contained a passage attacking slavery, calling it an ‘execrable commerce’. The passage was removed due to pressure from Southern plantation owners and Northern slave merchants