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TIL the patron saint of horses and prisons, Hippolytus, was also one of the first antipopes.

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b6mK9 TIL Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, a French entomologist, living in Medford, Mass. in the late 1800s, decided to create a cross-breed of caterpillars from native North American moths and European caterpillars Lymantria dispar, in order to start a competitive silk industry. (rest of the story in comment)
yQerJ TIL that thousands of years before the modern procedure was invented, the Ancient Romans successfully treated headaches and mental disorders with electroconvulsive therapy using electric fish.
XNBQ TIL a pig named Lulu saved her owner’s life while the woman was having a heart attack. The pig heard the cries of pain, forced her way out of the yard, ran into the road and played ‘dead’ to stop the traffic. A driver stopped, the pig let him to the trailer, he heard women and called 911.
YpaJA TIL the Cagots were a group of people that did not differ in race, language, or culture from the people around them... despite this, they were hated and persecuted for centuries, and historians still aren't sure why
loP1r TIL Rene Lima-Marin was sentenced arrested on the charges of robbery and kidnapping, but accidentally released 90 years too early, got married and started a law-abiding life. The mistake was caught, and he was sent back to prison. The judge later freed him.