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TIL that in 1069 Norman forces perpetrated a genocide in northern England called ‘the Harrying of the North’

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nenaW TIL: An estimated 70 percent of antibiotics are sold in the United States for use in meat production.
D1RDJ TIL about the, Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club. An over 100 year old club of black urban cowboys in the heart of Philadelphia. The tend to horses and teach the youth of the area how to do the same.
d88er TIL Michelle Carter, a 17-year-old girl forced her boyfriend,Conrad Henri Roy III, an American marine salvage captain to commit suicide to win sympathy and attention that came with being the “grieving girlfriend” in 2014
9YWpm TIL The car Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in bore the license plate number "A 111 118." This is number coincidentally corresponds with 11-11-18, the end date of WW1 (Armistice Day).
oB5D8 TIL that the widow of the filmmaker who produced the 1974 film "Gone in 60 Seconds" owns the copyright to any vehicle called "Eleanor." She viciously defends the copyright to this day, even suing Carroll Shelby, and a YouTuber, seizing his project car and requiring him to delete his videos.