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TIL that today is National Ass Day

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R70mj TIL in 1936 a man was killed by a kangaroo. The kangaroo "broke the jaw" and inflicted "extensive head injuries" on the man, who was attacked after attempting to rescue his two dogs. It is the only documented case of a fatal kangaroo attack.
Br4Ee TIL that in Canada the winner of a sweepstakes is required by law to correctly answer a skill testing question, usually math related, in order to receive the prize.
ZpaYv TIL The song 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton is rooted to the 9to5 movement in which secretaries and working women stood up for their rights to be treated equal in the workplace
4aEw [TIL] The film Schindler’s List was banned in Indonesia because it is a “Film that is sympathetic to the Jewish cause
5Nyn TIL a British soldier spent most of WW1 hiding in a wardrobe. A French family in German occupied France had taken him in, however 16 German soldiers were then billeted at the residence, spending their time in the same room as the wardrobe. Everyday he was silent and still to avoid being detected.