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TIL Rwandans have a positive perception of Jews because of shared genocide experiences

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epap5 TIL unlike dogs and cats, parrots are not domesticated animals. They are inherently wild, which makes them destructive and noisy companions. Their calls are designed to be heard miles away and not meant for a human home. They're one of the most discarded pets in the US.
1ajAO TIL that the Empire State Building's opening coincided with the Great Depression in the United States, and as a result much of its office space was vacant from its opening. The lack of renters led New Yorkers to deride the building as the "Empty State Building".
16nNP TIL that there is a dialect of Welsh spoken exclusively in Southern Argentina.
8aorX TIL that in 1867, a shopkeeper named Lily Maxwell was accidentally placed on the voter register for a Manchester by-election. She became the first woman to vote in the UK, 50 years before women's suffrage.
G7G TIL Seth Rogen was only 22, at the time of shooting “The Forty Year Old Virgin”,he convincingly played a 30-something character.