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TIL an enslaved boy discovered Vanilla Pollination

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epynb TIL - squatting in a non-residential building in the UK is not a crime
OGamg TIL that 6-term Congressman & 2-term Lieutenant Governor Joel Pritchard was also the inventor of pickleball
MeOBA TIL: In 2000, after a 25 hour siege, Irish police shot and killed a man who had fired on them several times. Following massive public outcry, they requested the FBI send a team to review their handling of the situation. The FBI concluded the main problem was that they did not shoot the man sooner.
84LL TIL the library posters in “The Breakfast Club” can also be seen in the school halls of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Both John Hughes films were shot back-to-back to save time and money.
8J4Z TIL that after Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmarks Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.