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TIL that an Ohio woman who abandoned kittens was sentenced to sleep in the woods, with no food or entertainment.

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6b7X TIL The Mad Magazine cover after 9/11 originally featured runners in the New York marathon with Alfred E Neuman jumping over a covered dead body. The magazine’s printer called and asked the editors if they were sure this was the cover they wanted, and the cover was changed to Alfred’s face
b6yK9 TIL Baby Blue (Badfinger song, the one from Breaking Bad's last scene) was written about a lady called Dixie Armstrong, whom Pete Ham really liked.
N7DjE TIL ants nurse their wounded comrades after a raid. And if they deem themselves too deeply wounded they'll refuse treatment so they can tend to other ants with higher chances of survival.
rK8y TIL that the nation referred to in the National Hockey League (NHL), is actually Canada, not the US.
Oo9XY TIL Thomas Grasso's last meal was two dozen mussels, two dozen clams, a Burger King double cheeseburger, six barbecued ribs, two strawberry shakes, half a pumpkin pie, diced strawberries, and spaghetti. His final statement: I did not get my SpaghettiOs, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this