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TIL: Pier Donia was a farmer turned rebel leader after his wife was killed and his village sacked. He started a guerilla campaign, slaughtering many towns. His main weapon was a great sword. One on display weighed 14.6lbs and is 7 ft long. His sword was featured on "Forged in Fire" season 9.

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M7jg7 TIL one of the most successful Australian television exports is about ... a kangaroo. 'Skippy the Bush Kangaroo' is unusually intelligent, able to "open doors, operate a radio and pick up all manner of objects". 300 million people in 128 countries watched three seasons and a movie from 1968 to 1970.
j0DQ TIL all captive white tigers can be traced to a single tiger origin. Every white tiger since has been inbred again and again causing major deformities at birth. They are also not a subspecies, thus not endangered, and only kept around to bring in more money.
LKmv TIL Walmart permits RV parking on their store lots as they are able and the price is free for overnight parking.
vpD TIL that religious authorities in the United Arab Emirates issued a fatwā against Pokémon because it encouraged gambling, and was based on the theory of evolution, “a Jewish-Darwinist theory, that conflicts with the truth about humans and with Islamic principles”.
awJay TIL in 2017, elevated radioactivity levels were detected across Europe. While the increase was not dangerous for Europeans, it was estimated that people in a radius of several km from whatever happened were at severe risk. Nobody has assumed responsibility yet.