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TIL that in Canada, women legally became people in 1929.
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TIL llamas are a popular alternative to sheep dogs because they eat the same food as sheep, readily bond with and become part of a sheep herd, can see predators from afar due to their height, and are very protective of their herd, which they bravely defend by spitting at and kicking predators.
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TIL that the Soviet Union won the 10th Correspondence Chess Olympiad, which started in 1987 and ended in... 1995. East Germany took 3rd.
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TIL that other than huge global sports events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cups, the most watched television broadcasts of all time have been Muhammad Ali boxing matches, with the Ali-Spinks 1978 fight topping the list. He regularly drew global television audiences in the 70s and 80s.
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TIL : When Voltaire (on his deathbed) was asked by priests to renounce the devil, he sarcastically replied, “This is no time to be making new enemies.”
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TIL the death of Reagan’s press secretary, James Brady, was ruled a homicide when he died 33 years after being shot in the head.