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TIL IN 2018 homicides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada exceeded that of New York City

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M7wjB TIL that Mary Anning, a poor woman in 1800s England with no formal education, discovered the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton and helped start modern paleontology—but never received proper credit during her lifetime because of her gender and class.
4vka TIL the Aztec Triple Alliance was the first state to implement compulsory, universal education
5YOdQ TIL about Rabbit Show Jumping, aka "Kaninhop", which is basically equestrian sports but scaled down for bunnies.
R5ZJa TIL One of the most notorious rotten boroughs in the UK before the Great Reform Act of 1832 was Dunwich, a constituency that had mostly flooded after the sea had encroached upon the town. While only 232 people remained by 1831, it still sent 2 MPs to Parliament.
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