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TIL that the ‘adult colouring book’ craze has happened before, in 1820, Victorian England

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ZpVNG TIL that sunlight on Pluto at mid-day would be equivalent to twilight on Earth despite being 40 times farther away from the Sun than Earth, bright enough to read a book.
woLWW TIL there are hundreds of cats released into Disneyland at night for rodent control, and they are rounded back up in the morning before the park opens.
8a4p4 TIL a sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers to fly in a hot Air Balloon.
nYJ9 TIL that 27 out of 48 States in the US allowed women to vote for President prior to the 19th ammendment (Federally mandated women’s suffrage)
kJvPm TIL of Jack, a baboon who acted as an assistant to a disabled railway signalman in the 1800s. Trained to push a wheelchair and operate the railway signals under supervision, the baboon got 20 cents a day, and half a bottle of beer each week. Apparently, he never made a mistake in 9 years of service.