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TIL that The Pocahontas Myth by Disney is pretty much 100% false according to the Powhatan Nation

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lAMA TIL that in Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Mexico, attempting to escape from prison in itself is not a crime because the desire to escape is human nature. However, in Mexico it’s still legal for officers to shoot prisoners trying to escape.
wrB6 TIL that IRA snipers killed about 200 British soldiers/policemen from 1971 to 1997, and even shot down army helicopters. A “Sniper at Work” sign warned soldiers of the danger.
GAkAG TIL: The sportscaster Al Michaels was traded by Disney to NBC for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
wLma7 TIL that at the point in Antarctica that is the most distant from the Southern Ocean, there is a station covered by snow with a statue of Lenin on the roof, and a golden guest book to sign inside; one of the most challenging and coldest place to reach called the Southern Pole of inaccessibility
NYXJ TIL the X Prize Foundation cancelled their $10 million genetic sequencing X Prize when the technology in the industry was beginning to approach the cost and accuracy thresholds for awarding the prize.