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TIL Willie Nelson has never missed a Farm Aid concert in 35 years.

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neo6W TIL Davy Crockett was not only an American pioneer, but a politician and a soldier: as a member of U.S. Congress he vehemently opposed Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act (which led to the Trail of Tears) and eventually died in the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.
ADyVd TIL: In 1457 a man and his pig was put on trial and the pig was sentenced to death in Savigny, France for eating a young boy. Three lawyers were present at the trial. Two for the prosecution, and one for the defense of the pig.
OK0L TIL in India due to law change, rapists can be hanged to death for repeat offense.
9l6r TIL: One in five Irish children hear voices - startling findings show “auditory hallucinations” common among Irish children
woEEP TIL: The Shanghai Marriage Market is held at the People's Park on weekends where parents of unmarried children gather and trade their children's information with other parents to find a match. It has existed since 2004 and in 2013 it cost $3.20 for an ad there and marriage brokers charge a $16 fee.