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TIL that a dog named Greyfriars Bobby was so loyal that he spent 14 years next to his master's grave (that is, until his own death)

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MeNQa TIL that in the 1930s laws were proposed in Massachusetts and St. Louis to ban car radios out of fear that they would distract drivers and cause accidents or even lull a driver to sleep.
R7bAw TIL that filmmaker James Cameron reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, in the Deepsea Challenger submersible on March 26, 2012. He is the first person to do this in a solo descent, and is only the third person to do so ever.
xV7yD TIL that John Wilkes Booth attended Lincoln's second inauguration and was close enough to shoot him
g4QL TIL during WWII Canada gave out buttons to people who tried to enlist but were refused due to medical reasons to show their willingness to fight
mxR8E TIL that divorce decrees in Canada circa 1950 could stipulate that a woman must remain chaste in order to continue receiving spousal support