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TIL that the child who voiced Ducky in The Land Before Time, Judith Barsi, was murdered by her father.

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e05EJ TIL the famous WW2 song (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover is false, because bluebirds are only native to the Americas
9w0eM TIL during the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, 33 miners were trapped underground for 69 days after a cave-in, one of the miners created a makeshift radio from mining equipment, which allowed the miners to communicate with rescuers and maintain morale during the ordeal.
6EXZY TIL that the forbidden fruit in the Bible was not an apple. It only became known as an apple when the bible was translated into Latin in the 4th century, because the word "Malus" means both apple and evil.
Ld6P TIL the first telephone operators were boys. However, they quickly earned a reputation for being rude and abusive to callers. Young women were hired soon after as they didn’t swear as much (and were faster).
yA9p TIL after a four-year-old was mailed from her parents to her grandparents, the mailing of people was prohibited by the US Postal Service.