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TIL Golden Retrievers originated from Scotland

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4knDw TIL that Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin of France was the first woman parachutist. In October of 1799 she ascended 900 meters in a balloon, released the gondola, and rode it back down via parachute.
OoayX TIL Of Leo Ryan, a congressman who was sent to investigate Jonestown who was murdered on orders of Jim Jones, along with an NBC news crew shortly before the infamous mass suicide
OGnJL TIL four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame have been stolen. James Stewart and Kirk Douglas had their stars stolen but were recovered, and Gregory Peck and one of Gene Autry’s five stars were stolen but were never recovered. Each star weighs about 300 lbs.
5Y1Pn TIL Julius Ceaser was assassinated on the 15th March in 44BC, better known as the Ides of March. His assailants (60 members) were members of the senate and one of them was Ceasers best friend, Marcus Brutus. After the assassination, the Senate passed an amnesty on the assassins.
xVrXw TIL that Ventriloquism was originally considered a form of Necromancy.