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TIL that cows routinely escape slaughterhouses in NYC, and often evade police for hours once they’re out.

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BoVD TIL during the WW1 Germans protested against the use of shotguns in trenches by the americans arguing Hague Convention forbid to employ arms that cause unnecessary suffering.
16WwW TIL the French singer Claude François was electrocuted after standing up during his bath and attempting to adjust a light fixture.
VB47Q TIL Postman’s Park in London contains over 50 plaques that honour individuals who died performing brave acts to save others — like rescuing people from burning buildings, saving children from drowning, or shielding others from accidents.
LyXZ TIL Cancers are primarily an environmental disease with 90–95% of cases attributed to environmental factors and 5–10% due to genetics.
XEEmj TIL that MASSIVE was CGI software developed to generate battle scene special effects in the Lord of the Rings films. It was later developed into a complete product and licensed out for use in other movies such as Avatar, The Hobbit, 300, & more.