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TIL that the ‘heroic,’ 11-year-old girl who supposedly shot and killed a cougar stalking her younger brother last year comes from a family of convicted poachers

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lOR5 TIL of megalithic ruins in Indonesia that push human civilization as far back as 20,000 bce, before the end of the last ice age.
rZD0 TIL when he died, MLK was planning a Poor People’s Campaign, demanding jobs, health care, and decent homes for the poor. He wanted protesters to march on Washington and stay until their demands were met. The protest began 5 weeks after his murder.
5VDd8 TIL you should never use hot water from your faucets for cooking or drinking. Hot water pulls minerals, metals (including lead), and other contaminants from boilers, hot water tanks and pipes. Stagnant hot water also provides a hospitable environment for harmful bacterial growth.
x6P8b TIL Potatoes boulangère gets its name from an old practice in French villages, where householders without their own ovens would take the prepared dish to the village bakery. After the baker had finished making his bread, the potato dish would cook slowly while the oven gradually died down
4OnX TIL The half brother of the last Emperor of China is still alive at 94 years old