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TIL the Bibles found in hotel rooms are usually meant to be taken. Donated by the Gideons International, the "Gideon Bible" is free to take as it's their intended way to spread the Good Word.

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yvlp TIL the Anji Bridge survived 8 wars, 10 major floods, numerous earthquakes, including a recent 7.2 magnitude quake. It is also the oldest surviving stone-arch bridge in the world.
Z8vlv TIL The Man in the Iron Mask, a popular legend of movies, books, & media, was a real person who was imprisoned for 34 years in France and died in the Bastille in 1703. Although theories abound, no verifiable data can confirm his true identity or the crime he was sentenced for.
4kXrb TIL about “teaser” stallions whose job it is to tell if a mare is ready for mating. He never gets to do the actual mating - the valuable stallion does. Kind owners sometimes give him a “consolation mare” to mate so he doesn't get sexually frustrated with his job.
j90n TIL In the town of Laguna, Brazil a pod of Bottlenose Dolphin cooperatively fish with fishermen. The dolphin herd mullet toward the shore and signal the fishermen to cast their nets. They do this everyday! Town records say that the dolphins and fishermen have been cooperating since 1847.
PYjEZ TIL about General John C. Pemberton, the Confederate General at Vicksburg who was born in Pennsylvania and whose younger brothers fought for the Union. Pemberton fought for the Confederacy due to the influence of his wife, who was a Virginian