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TIL 20,000 whales are killed yearly by ships
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TIL On 14 September 1914, the last Passenger pigeon died in a cage at the Cincinnati Zoo. It is the only species for which we know the exact date of extinction
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TIL Contrary to many other cultures at the time and those leading up to it, Viking society allowed women just as many rights as men. Including: divorce, right to inherit, cohabitation, having children out of wedlock. These practices were lost when Christianity was introduced.
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TIL that the direction a ceiling fan spins matters: counterclockwise should be used in the summer to push air from the ceiling down to create a draft and clockwise should be used in the winter to push air up and to the walls to avoid a draft underneath the fan.
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TIL that in 1671, a man named François Vatel was in charge of a 2000-person banquet to be held in the honor of Louis XIV. Vatel became distraught after a delivery of seafood was late, driving him to take his own life by running himself through his sword.
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TIL that many of the most popular essential oils used in homes today are toxic to dogs and cats even if they are simply used in a diffuser. Symptoms of oil toxicity include muscle tremors, lethargy, vomitting, and more.