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TIL that an Ethiopian girl was kidnapped and attacked until a pride of lions chased her attackers off and stayed to defend her until help arrived!

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QNRXk TIL that Sega's First Console (SG-1000) was released the same day as Nintendo's First Console (Famicom), July 15 1983
ZeKR TIL “ArnoldC” is an imperative programming language where the basic keywords are replaced with quotes from different Arnold Schwarzenegger movies (Hello World code in comments).
4k8w6 TIL African-Americans enjoyed equal rights in the aftermath of the Civil War. It was a series of policies and Supreme Court decisions that disenfranchised the black community and stripped them gradually over the decades over their newfound freedoms. In 1873 there was even a Black Governor of LA.
AO6w TIL the State of Texas employs 10,000 more prison guards than school teachers.
4Xnao TIL pigeons who are sick or aging hide (and die) in remote places a reason why its rare to see pigeon corpses