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TIL that everyone expected the Spanish Inquisition. People were given 30-40 days notice to prepare their defense case.

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ZpD0v TIL that Warner Bros. (as a whole) is actually older than Disney (as a whole, too), even if they share the same "birth year" (1923, tbe). [Warner Bros. is born on Apr. 4, while Disney is born on Oct. 3.]
6dVJ TIL that WD-40 can be used to remove paint marks from cars, oil stains from driveways, and tomato stains from clothes, keep away roaches, “polish” plastic patio furniture, +46 more uses.
kOxl5 TIL the individual animal with the most human kills ever was a tiger from Northern India, which adjusted its hunting strategy to kill people after a tooth injury left it unable to hunt normal prey and was shot after an estimated 436 kills
dQnd TIL of Abu, an elderly Indonesian man who lives alone on a deserted island with his wife so he wouldn’t spread his leprosy to others; he makes a living out of raising turtles and taking care of the reef around the island.
oBr57 TIL Toto's single of 'Africa' went platinum in 2017 and 4x platinum as of October this year.