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TIL, that in the US, President Lincoln made the first federal observance of Thanksgiving on August 6, 1863. The holiday was changed to the last Thursday in November a few months later.

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Me9QW TIL a rogue Asian bull elephant named Osama bin Laden went on a two year killing spree from 2004 to 2006, resulting in at least 27 deaths in the Indian state of Assam
MVVV TIL: The Mormon Church only gives 0.7% of their income to humanitarian causes. In comparison, the Methodists give 29%
6geZ TIL a drug 400-6000 times stronger than morphine was the gas used in the Moscow theater hostage crisis in 2002
l7J9r TIL: the same man invented the Clean Room (CalTech), discovered the true age of the earth (4.5 billion), AND almost single-handedly got lead out of our gasoline and envirnoment. HERO: Clair Cameron Patterson
nBvW TIL that John Francis Peggotty was an armed dwarf bandit who roamed the South Australian Coorong region riding an ostrich, armed with two ornamental pistols and wearing stolen jewellery draped around his neck.