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TIL There has never been any record of a wild Orca killing a human, they only kill humans in captivity.

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ojv7 TIL that a black man was ‘executed’ on the stage of an opera house in 1911 Kentucky. People in the gallery were allowed to shoot him once, those in the orchestra could empty their guns.
D1LZv TIL a majority of Icelanders believe in the existence of elves
oRyEr TIL there are almost 50 times more sheep in North Korea than South Korea. North Korea has 257.9k sheep, while South Korea has 5.4k sheep.
LQ6E9 TIL rhesus macaque monkeys from Asia were released in Florida's Silver Springs park 100 years ago. Today there are thriving colonies across Florida, many carrying Herpes B (which is harmless to monkeys but deadly to humans). 50 people have been infected with Herpes B and 21 have died since 1932.
NLk8 TIL in 2009 two Northwest Airlines pilots lost their licenses when they overshot their planned destination by 150 miles, only realizing their mistake when a flight attendant asked about landing. The pilots were both on their personal laptops and ignored inquiries from flight control for 90 minutes.