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TIL: Dora the Explorer is hugely popular in India and used to teach local languages instead of Spanish.

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KO5RE TIL female gladiators or "gladiatrices" existed in ancient Rome, but were rare because it was considered unwomanly. One gladiatrix of note was a woman who fought wild boars with a spear while topless, and who would squat to urinate in front of a stunned crowd.
d89KZ TIL of The Great Disappointment: a reaction to the failure of a preacher's proclamation that Jesus would return to Earth on October 22, 1844. When nothing happened, many groups reacted with violence, including a group in Toronto being tarred and feathered.
0dQZM TIL the great lakes contain 21% of the earth's freshwater and if spread evenly, would submerge the US under 9.5 feet of water.
aw7d0 TIL that an unnamed wealthy property owner regularly buys large mansions just to watch them deteriorate.
P15be TIL that the British crown enjoys ownership of all of the unmarked mute swans in open water. "Swan upping is an annual ceremony in England in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, ringed, and then released."