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TIL the first confirmed fatal wolf attack in North America was in 2010.

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0wm0R TIl Japan is so successful at returning lost property that 130,000 mobile phones, or 83% of those reported missing, were returned to their owners in 2018.
eEDk TIL Aeschylus, the famous author of tragedies, died from a tortoise being dropped by an eagle that had mistaken his head for a rock suitable for shattering the turtles shell. Aeschylus stayed indoors as often as possible since he prophesied he would be killed by a falling object.
PYJnZ TIL George Washington borrowed The Law of Nations from the New York Society Library and didn't return it. Mount Vernon estate returned the book in 2010 (221 years overdue) after the Head librarian joked they were "not actively pursuing the overdue fines," they would appreciate having it back.
5YKZ9 TIL the Bopal Chemical Disaster in India, where a methyl-isocyanate leak (500 times deadlier than hydrogen cyanide) from a factory killed more than 8000 residents in one night. The MIC leak went undetected due to the factory's earlier removal of the alarm siren in order to not disturb its neighbours
pYJN TIL that the Whipping Tom of 1681 would assault women, lifting their dresses and slapping their buttocks while yelling “Spanko!”.