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TIL There is a insect called the tree lobster that almost went extinct due to rats from a shipwreck on the on the island where they lived

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Mg60 TIL there was a Jewish boxer named Salamo Arouch imprisoned at Auschwitz. While there, he was forced to fight bouts against other prisoners, the losers of which were sent to the gas chambers or shot. He survived over 2 years and 200 bouts, eventually being released when the camp was liberated.
R51y8 TIL The feast of St George is a holiday in which Palestinian Christians and Muslims participate at St George Monastery. Traditionally, the entrance of the church is guarded by Muslims who welcome pilgrims.
nWd1o TIL "Meat-shaped Stone" (肉形石) is a piece of jasper carved and stained to look like dongpo pork. Created during the Qing Dynasty, it is part of the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan.
oRBX7 TIL Samuel L. Jackson Once Held Martin Luther King Jr.'s Father Hostage During A Campus Protest
mxW8M TIL about kyōtei - literally "Boat Race" - which is one of only four 'public sports' that you can legally bet on in Japan. It's been called "Japan's NASCAR". Competitors are randomly given a boat and motor and they then have a period of time where they can tune it.