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TIL the Irish Famine was effectively a genocide of the Irish people instigated by the British establishment. Even though the common Irish person was starving, tons of food were exported every day out of the country.

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x6lX7 TIL that the first kiss captured on camera was between two women in 1887 by Eadweard Muybridge (contrary to Edison’s ‘The Kiss’ film, widely accredited to being the first kiss on camera - 9 years later)
WklgN TIL that in 2015, the city of Toronto took too long to pick a dead raccoon off the sidewalk so Torontoans made a memorial to it.
XpED TIL: There is a lake in the country of Palau where jellyfish evolved without stingers after the lake’s connection to the sea closed, leaving them isolated from their natural predators. These ‘Golden’ jellyfish are totally harmless to humans and you can swim with them.
oBPG7 TIL Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.
kvM4 TIL NY State Assembly member Steve Katz was pulled over for speeding when he was found with marijuana. He received 20 hours of community service, a $75 fee, and his ticket was reduced to a parking violation.