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TIL "no kill" animal shelters may euthanize animals, and there is no official body regulating the label.

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a89O9 TIL that the co-founder of the Hospital Corporation of America, Jack C. Massey, also owned KFC and additionally owned one of the largest franchises of Wendy’s.
JYmRV TIL That we only get to see a prehistoric image of the universe. When we look up, we are looking at some 13 billion years into the past because light takes time to travel
5VKxD TIL only nine countries are named after animals
YpZR7 TIL that the @ symbol was chosen for the first electronic mail because the developer "was mostly looking for a symbol that wasn’t used much."
8vY4 TIL a lawyer was trying to prove, in a murder trial, that someone shot themselves, accidentally. While the lawyer was reenacting it he accidentally shot himself and died. He proved his point and the defendant was acquitted.