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TIL the oldest man alive is a holocaust survivor whose children died in the Warsaw Ghetto

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6EJQW TIL in 1972 Romas Kalanta was 19 year old Lithuanian high school student known for his public self-immolation protesting against soviet regime in Lithuania. His death provoked biggest post war riots and inspired 13 more similar suicides against regime. His funeral was delayed to prevent publicity.
0dey5 TIL after tigers escaped from a zoo in Georgia and killed a man, advice was issued on what to do if you meet a tiger, including: don’t approach it, don’t run away, and don’t urinate
mxnWM TIL there are more captive tigers in the US than wild ones in the rest of the world. There are as many as 7,000 tigers living in the US either in zoos or privately owned, according to some estimates. That's nearly double the estimated 3,890 tigers still prowling in the wild around the world.
69YQX TIL that Iceland has the oldest Parliament in the world, it was established in 930 AD
oB8gr TIL Joe Rogan and Gerard Way (Lead singer for My Chemical Romance) are cousins.