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TIL that despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches

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JbP8 TIL a young Xhosa girl had a vision instructing the tribe to kill all the cattle and destroy the crops, as a sacrifice to the ancestors who would rise up and drive the white settlers into the sea. Thus began the ‘Great Cattle Killing’ after which over 40,000 Xhosa died in the resulting famine.
woVOJ TIL that in 1878, the passenger steamer SS Princess Alice sunk on the Thames right where 75 million gallons of London's raw sewage had just been discharged. 16 of the survivors later died from ingesting the water. In response, London immediately starting shipping its sewage out to sea for dumping.
XodD TIL Auntie Anne’s make it a point to hire disabled people to pass out samples. The sampler position was created with this goal in mind, he said. It is sometimes hard to find teenagers willing to pass out pieces of pretzel, but many people with disabilities enjoy the public interaction.
rwMy TIL that sling bullets from the siege of Perusia (41 BC) have been found with phrases on them such as “catch”, “take this”, and “For Pompey’s backside”
ZLKB TIL Elephants have 1 large molar tooth per arch and are replaced 6 times in their lives. As the teeth are worn down the 6th set of molars must last the rest of their lives or else they cannot eat anymore and die of starvation.