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TIL That Orson Welles had met both Hitler and Winston Churchill in his lifetime

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mjGO TIL that when Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773 it made the price of the tea (even with the tax included) cheaper than the competing smuggled Dutch tea. Americans refused to buy the cheaper tea because to do so would recognize Parliament’s right to tax the colonies.
6EK8Q TIL St. Cassian of Imola was martyred by having the students he was teaching stab him to death with iron styli.
OEre TIL in 2009 comedian Eddie Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days, despite having only 5 weeks training and no prior history of long distance running.
OkR TIL that 70% of Iran’s science and engineering students are not men, but women.
mxK9P TIL in 1911, a "witchcat" appeared near Pottsville PA. It caused hens to crow like rooster and pigs to bark like dogs. Thomas Howell, the man who saw it, died along with eight cows and horses, the deaths attributed to a hex. The family crafted a golden bullet to shoot the cat and break the hex.