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TIL- that Scotland’s national animal is a Unicorn

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KZnB TIL that since 2002, there have been more African-Americans in college than in jails. This is opposite of what is often quoted by politicians.
Eg0Xo TIL six inmates on a work detail in Georgia saved an unconscious deputy sheriff. Instead of escaping with his gun and the work truck, they dialed 911 on the deputy's phone instead. As appreciation, the sheriff's department threw a pizza party with homemade sweets for the men.
QN77e TIL In 2015, a Chinese man took part in illegal poaching of a bear and posted the kill on social media, which led to the arrest of him and several others
yVLVJ TIL NASA has a fully fleshed plan for establishing a permanent base on Venus, made in 2015 and codenamed HAVOC the plan calls for the creation of floating stations 50km from the surface of Venus
b80 TIL that Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Cage, Richard Dreyfuss, Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, Corben Bernsen, Michael Klesic, and the lady who does the voice of Marge Simpson ALL went to the same High School.