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TIL there are at least 11 timezones in Indiana

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BgBok TIL that an ex-soldier, Tony Wittman raided an animal shelter, The Lost Dogs' Home, in Melbourne in 2021 to get his cat back. Armed with a toy gel riffle and in military gear, he took a worker hostage, demanding the cat's location. Wittman, later citing PTSD, was sentenced to six years in jail​.
ZpPoQ TIL that as of 2022, Canada and Denmark now share a land border
YWOd TIL in 1848, to begin construction on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, engineers needed to secure a line across the 800-foot chasm. The lead engineer held a kite-flying contest and eventually paid a local boy $5 for securing the first line over the river
b64wa TIL that Roman Polanski was originally going to plead guilty to charges in return for no jail. However, after hearing the judge was planning to go back on his word and jail him, Polanski fled the United States never to return.
9mZM TIL For a short time, Uranus used to be named ‘George’.