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TIL Ford's Theater, the site of Lincoln's assassination, suffered a collapse in 1893 that killed 22 people and injured another 68

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mxG1p TIL in 1965. 6 boys from a catholic school were shipwrecked on a deserted island named 'Ata after a storm took their stolen boat out to sea for 8 days. They found the ruins of Kolomaile, a 19th century village in a volcanic crater, surviving off feral chickens, wild taro and banana for 15 months,
4k8Lg TIL a grey parrot Alex was studied for decades & found to have object permanence, understood zero, estimated numbers, knew colors & shapes, assessed object differences, was the only non-human to ask questions, had the intelligence of a 5yo & at death said "You be good, I love you. See you tomorrow."
N7KLM TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien considered a sequel to the LOTR trilogy called The New Shadow. Set 100 years later during the Age of Man, he quickly abandoned the idea because “it proved both sinister and depressing.”
awoaA TIL that Shaquille O'Neal owns a Krispy Kreme in Atlanta and is on the Papa John's Board of Directors.
DQaer TIL about the Office of Price Administration (OPA) created during WW2 in the US to control prices and protect consumers against profiteering.