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TIL Joan of Arc was burned to death for “cross-dressing” in order to avoid rape by prison gaurds.

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nej5G TIL that President Carter once told a joke during a speech to a Japanese audience which caused the audience to erupt in laughter. Impressed, he asked how the interpreter managed to get such a laugh. The interpreter admitted that he had said, “President Carter told a funny story. Everyone must laugh”
bZ7N TIL that in 1894, an entire bird species, the Stephens Island Wren, was single-handedly wiped out by a cat named Tibbles
5VQZP TIL it's not safe for a pregnant woman to eat baloney
xM47 TIL that during a meeting of the Roman Senate, Cato accused Caesar of reading personal notes while the Senate was in session. When Caesar let Cato read the notes, he was shocked to see that they were love notes from Caesar’s mistress, or Cato’s half-sister.
PYZwe TIL Crabs feel pain