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TIL Emily the cow escaped from a slaughterhouse minutes before her turn at the abattoir, wandered for 40 days eluding capture, went on to live for 8 more years before getting a memorial on her grave

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yVvXl TIL of the 1840 book, "Two Years Before the Mast". Written as a memoir documenting a sailing voyage from Boston to California, it not only influenced how sailors were seen and treated, as well as being a prospector's guide to California, but also influenced Herman Melville's writings as well.
rRaM0 TIL Honey is the only food that never expires. The same honey that was buried with the pharaohs in Egypt is still considered ‘edible’ by scientists.
6EjPl TIL that dogs' feet smell like Fritos due to a number of naturally occurring bacteria
0dRA TIL Baseball Player Richie Ashburn fouled off a ball and hit a spectator, a few minutes later he fouled off another ball and hit the same spectator while she was being carried off by stretcher
YpmKZ TIL A boy dying of an incurable illness wanted to meet Luke Skywalker (in character). His mental state devolved to the point where he did not realise Luke was fictional. Mark Hamill agreed to dress up in character and meet the boy. He spent hours answering questions.