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TIL that the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, the law abolishing slavery in the United Kingdom, was repealed in 1998 due to a restructuring of English law.

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EgRmP TIL: 20g of tea harvested from six ancient "Da Hong Pao" tea bushes on a mountain cliff auctioned for $28000 in 2002, making it one of the most expensive teas ever. Those six trees are now protected by the Chinese government from further harvest with the final harvest being in 2005.
7rwO7 TIL Execution by elephant was a common method of execution in South and Southeast Asia. Elephants were employed by royalty to crush, dismember, or torture captives until the regions were colonized in the 18th and 19th centuries.
6nbY TIL Texas elected a female governor in 1925—after her husband, a previous governor, was impeached and convicted and barred from holding office. She campaigned saying as governor she’d follow his advice.
Oo07X TIL that historians believe that the myth of the Cyclops came from the Greek discovering fossils of elephant ancestors.
b90gQ TIL: 6 British soldiers were dining in Las Vegas when the Vegas shooting occurred, they immediately abandoned their meal and rushed into the chaos to treat victims, saving multiple lives.