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TIL about the SS Sultana, which exploded and sank on the Mississippi River on April 27, 1865, killing 1,164 people in what remains the worst maritime disaster in United States history.

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1YYV TIL That the tested animal with the best memory, Chaser the border collie knows 1022 toys by name and can gather them all by name or category. She can also understand common nouns and can infer the meaning of new ones based on words she already knows
XE6VP Til that an old 12 inch tall jack russell terrier named George sacrificed his life by saving five children from a pit bull attack. He was posthumously awarded medals and had a bronze statue built in his likeness.
OaP1 TIL that there is a conspiracy theory that argues the “Dark Ages” never actually happened
VgX8 TIL of the Assassin Bug, a bug that wears its victims bodies as armor.
l7jpB TIL as ar back as the 12th Century, the Bishop of Winchester was entrusted to oversee the brothels under his domain and the church began to license and tax brothels as a source of revenue. Some brothels were even directly controlled by the bishop.