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TIL rats are incredibly compassionate - showing more empathy driven behavior than some humans.

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pbEO TIL when nazis demanded a list of Jews living on the island of Zakynthos from the mayor and the bishop, they handed over a list of only their own two names.
j688R TIL After being discontinued in the late 90s, Oreo Minis were re-released in 2000 along with the redesigned 2001 Dodge Caravan as part of a promotional tie-in with DaimlerChrysler
jNwgj TIL in 2012, Senegal got rid of its Senate and used the estimated $15 million to aid in a recent flood and to prevent future ones
0eNR TIL 78-year-old Dashrath Manjhi in India spent 22 years carving a 1km road through rocky hills, using only a hammer and chisel, to allow people of his isolated village easy access to the nearest town doctor.
e69k TIL there was an antagonist on Courage the Cowardly Dog based off of Quentin Tarantino named “Benton Tarantella”.