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TIL that Dolly Parton's family was so poor that the doctor who brought her into the world was paid with a sack of cornmeal

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yVOWM TIL animals were routinely jailed, tried, convicted, and executed in Medieval France…and pigs apparently ate babies.
e0mAE TIL that Persians figured out ways to collect and store ice and make it usable all year round over 2000 years ago in the desert!
8j1V TIL that Vince Carter is still in the NBA. At the age of 40, he is averaging 24 minutes played per game this season.
GYxbJ TIL in Texas, there is an anti-crime law that states that criminals who intend on committing a crime must give their victims oral or written 24-hours advance notice. They must also include the nature of the crime.
X0Jnr TIL Queen of Hollywood, Carole Lombard, Who Died in a Plane Crash Flying Home from a War Bond Rally, Had a Liberty Ship Named for Her