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TIL the first westerner to shoot a Giant Panda was none other than Teddy Roosevelt.

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JYYa1 TIL of George Ray Tweed, who avoided Japanese capture from 1941 to 1943 in Guam with help from the local Chamorro people. During that time, he published an underground newspaper, made shoes, and studied algebra.
neEp7 Today I learned that when a streetcar hit a bus Frida Kahlo was on, she was impaled by a handrail, fracturing her spine and pelvis. Due to these severe injuries and the long recovery, Frida took up painting to pass the time. She is now considered to be one of Mexico's greatest artists.
ok5r TIL the Brooklyn Bridge in New York is older than Tower Bridge in London by 11 years.
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