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TIL the stocks and pillory were in use in Delaware until 1905 and they had a whipping post until 1972.

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Y7pwv TIL that bear spray can actually attract bears that smell it (but don’t get directly sprayed with it).
9Yj5G TIL, American pilots flew P-51 Mustangs in Very Long Range misisons operating from the island of Iwo Jima during WW2. These 7+ hour missions involved flying 3 hours across the open Pacific to targets in Japan and then 3+ hours return flight. Threats included bad weather, flak, enemy planes, etc.
KO7MB TIL that the black kite, an Australian bird of prey, hunts by starting fires that force their prey out in the open.
5Ygbk TIL that "the" was originally written as "þe" in old english. It was eventually abbreviated to "þͤ". Since "þ" looked similar to "y" in old english blackletter script, they were both mixed up. So, in old english, "Ye olde" was simply pronounced "The olde."
JYVdk TIL that the oldest surviving copy of the Book of Revelations lists the number of the beast as 616 not 666.