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TIL of a remarkable pigeon, named Cher Ami. That little bird became one of the greatest heroes of World War I

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D1Nar TIL in the 1910s there were cases of people using the postal service to mail their children across long distances because postage was cheaper than a train ticket
BrD1r TIL that there is more water in the vapor and clouds above the Amazon rainforest than there is in the Amazon river
woV1o TIL of Alice Nutter, an English woman who was hanged after a 9 year old accused her of being a witch
YOdP TIL of Lisa Montgomery. A woman that strangled a pregnant woman, cut the baby from her womb, then proceeded to show the baby off as her own to her friends and family.
Bo8x TIL that the Minnesota Vikings are building a stadium that costs more than sending a space probe to Pluto.