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TIL PETA kills 97,3% of the animals under it’s care

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n7bG TIL that you cannot work in Antarctica unless your wisdom teeth and appendix are removed
65mJ TIL That the Susan G. Komen only donates 21% of all donations to breast cancer research.
4XrbX TIL That in 1973 Danny De Vito, at the very beginning of his career, was cast in "Scalawag" a largely forgotten movie directed by Kirk Douglas, however DeVito's mother Julia sent a endearing letter to Kirk Douglas to thank him for casting his son.
0wgmy TIL in 1848, the first bridge built over Niagara Falls was started with a kite competition. A boy flew a kite across to the river to the opposite bank. The line he used carried larger and larger cables across the river used to start construction of the bridge
DQoPv TIL Belgian authorities destroyed over 2,300 cans of an American beer branded as ‘The Champagne of Beers’ because the beer’s slogan was considered a misuse of the term “Champagne”, which is legally protected and reserved exclusively for the sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France.