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TIL that in the Brothers Grimm version of Snow White the Evil Queen wanted to eat Snow White’s organs and was forced by the newly crowned Snow White to dance to death in red-hot iron shoes in the ending.

R7Oxl TIL that while Sonora Smart Dodd heard a church sermon about Mother’s Day she felt that fatherhood needed recognition as well. She approached a church and suggested June 5th (her father’s birthday) as the day of honour for fathers. The church chose the third Sunday in June to be Father’s Day.
bRp0 TIL a young Charlie Wilson’s dog was killed by a next door neighbor who was running for city council by mixing crushed glass into the dog’s food. Charlie Wilson retaliated by driving 96 poor black voters to the polls ultimately causing his neighbor to lose the election.
gM8XA TIL: According to Customs and Courtesies of the United States Marine Corps, it is inappropriate to salute "when within sight of the enemy"
X0QRX TIL of Albert Gunter, a bus driver during the Great Smog of London 1952. Not realising Tower Bridge was raising, he made a spit second decision to jump the 6ft gap in his 12,000kg double decker bus at 12mph. He was awarded £5 (£245 current value) and a day off for his bravery.
xVp85 TIL Hermilio Valdizán who was considered the founder of psychiatry in Perú die because of his goodness. On December 25th, 1929, he send home all the medical staff so they could enjoy Christmas. Sadly he has an angina problem and due to lack of doctors, he dies that night.