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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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VM0bG TIL in 1689, a philosopher asked: "If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability to see, distinguish those objects by sight alone?" In 2003, 5 people who had their sight restored were asked that question. They all answered no.
LQ5gv TIL that most of the trains in the North Korean capital Pyongyang are actually reused trains from the Berlin metro.
vy5K TIL ‘Root beer’ was the name chosen over 'Root Tea’ because root beer’s first promoter felt miners were “more likely to drink a manly beer than a wimpy tea”
Z8BdQ TIL that among the thousands of Little League championship players, only three have also played in the MLB World Series.
n88r TIL that polar bears sometimes inter-breed with grizzly bears creating a hybrid bear known as a pizzly bear, a prizzly bear, or a grolar bear