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TIL of Benjamin Lay, a radical abolitionist Quaker from 19th c. PA. He lived in a cave, ate only vegetables & fruit, & threatened slave-owning Quaker's with God's wrath. Also he was a hunchback dwarf.

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D10bJ TIL in 2001, a baby bear, lion, and tiger were rescued from a drug dealers house in Atlanta. They had bonded as a trio and remained friends for over 15 years. Usually as animals grow older, they grow apart from other species, but these three remained close and even lived in the same habitat.
nweW TIL in 50 years and after transporting 10 billion passengers the Japanese Bullet train has had zero fatalities in collisions and derailements
wVrW TIL the first ever in-flight radio transmission was, “Roy, come and get this goddamn cat”
Yrm7 TIL the world’s only Cornish Pasty museum is in Mexico
grAVA TIL: Pier Donia was a farmer turned rebel leader after his wife was killed and his village sacked. He started a guerilla campaign, slaughtering many towns. His main weapon was a great sword. One on display weighed 14.6lbs and is 7 ft long. His sword was featured on "Forged in Fire" season 9.