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TIL British Delegates Negotiating the Treaty of Paris, Recognizing American Independence, Felt so Ashamed for Having to Accede to Colonials That They Refused to Pose for the Portrait Marking the Occasion, by Famed Painter Benjamin West, Leaving it Unfinished

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8BDV TIL that a man raped his son’s rapist for revenge.
kbkW TIL there is a giant 2,400 year old mushroom in Oregon, its roots cover 2,200 acres of land making it the largest living organism in the world
1LPd TIL that in 2015 more people were killed from injuries caused by taking a selfie than by shark attacks
AoJn TIL that over 11,000 untested rape kits dating back to the ‘80s were found in an abandoned Detroit PD storage room. Detroit isn’t the only major city with an egregious backlog–Memphis has over 12,000 untested kits.
p8lAN TIL in the "The Famous Five" books, published in 1942, there is a 11-year-old character named Georgina who is a tomboy and demands that people call her "George". She often gets cross when anyone calls her by her real name and loves it when somebody mistakes her for a boy.