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TIL that in October 2017, 170 people in Madagascar were killed and thousands were infected by the Black Death in the largest modern outbreak of the plague.

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lmEV TIL Kathleen Kennedy, sister of JFK, was disowned by her family- especially her mother- after marrying an Anglican. After being widowed during WWII, she then chose to marry a divorcee, but died in a plane crash. Only her father went to her funeral.
wKJM TIL that in WWII, an Australian Army nurse was shot during the Banka Island Massacre and feigned death until the Japanese soldiers left. She then rescued another injured survivor and nursed him back to health.
LkvR9 TIL "barking" is only a common behavior among domestic dogs, and is likely a result of selective breeding by humans.
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prZN TIL that, in 1959, Volvo invented the 3-point seat belt, then gave free license to all other car manufacturers to use it.