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TIL that local restaurant owner Jackie Bevins shot her mobster husband while he was on the can and was found not guilty of murder due to Battered Woman Syndrome

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nKrb TIL somebody in the 1800’s wrote a song that consisted of nothing but two people meowing at each other. It’s called “Duetto buffo di due gatti” which translates to “Humorous duet for two cats”
7xwP TIL that the oldest living tree is 4,765 years old and lives in a secret location.
neLQd TIL that Bessie Coleman was not only the first African-American woman to hold a pilot's licence, but also the first Native American to do so.
R7Exa TIL: A 2016 Department of Defense study found that 38 percent of current smokers in the military began smoking after joining. Among junior enlisted personnel, about 30 percent report current cigarette smoking after joining the military
1xKr TIL that Russian and NATO troops were very close to using force against each other in Kosovo, 1999. A NATO commander disobeyed the orders he was given, reportedly saying “I’m not going to start the Third World War for you” to his superior, who was later fired.