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TIL a Greyhound became a Saint in 13th Century France

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PL1G TIL there was a woman named Edith Macefeild who would not sell her house to make way for a commercial development project in Seattle. When she died, she willed the house to the leader of the construction project “in gratitude for the friendship he had shown her during the construction.”
BrveD TIL about whiffling. Geese can fly upside down to land faster.
eppVD TIL that in 2011, Steven Seagal drove a tank into a house. Killing about 100 roosters and a puppy. He later said he did it because "Animal cruelty is one of my pet peeves"
5YYnR TIL there is a bubble of Koreans living in Tokyo, Japan who are loyal to North Korea
WZl4 TIL of a one handed drum roll technique known as a “Gravity Roll” or a “Gravity Blast”. The drummer strikes the drum, rests the stick on the rim of the drum, bringing the back of the stick down in a seesaw motion, then quickly brings the stick back up, striking the drum again.