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TIL a Texas minister set himself on fire and died in the hopes of inspiring social justice. The act drew little attention.

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Rnoa TIL An Australian public transport authority (Metro Trains, Melbourne) made a music video to promote railway safety. The video was censored in Russia because it “contains a description of different ways of committing suicide”
jNQwj TIL that sprinters and long-distance runners rely on different aerobic processes to run and that Usain Bolt, the fastest person in the world, has never run a mile.
LBOP TIL that goats have rectangular pupils that allow them to see 320 degrees around their head, with no blind spot.
1vMd TIL There is a newly discovered cave fish with its anus on it’s head. It’s possible that it poops sperm into it’s mouth to fertilize eggs through it’s gills.
BLQe TIL that Montpelier, VT is the only US state capital with no McDonald’s