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TIL the woman in the 'woman yelling at the cat' meme was actually arguing with a group of people who were accusing her of making up her husband's abuse, who almost blinded her

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0w4WN TIL that in 1914 Capt Campbell, a British POW held in Germany, asked permission from Kaiser Wilhelm II to visit his dying mother in England. The Kaiser agreed, on the condition that Campbell return to the camp, which he did - and remained there until the war ended in 1918.
R78j8 TIL that Mr. Rogers greatly enjoyed the 1994 film Forrest Gump, which his son said Rogers viewed "probably a hundred times."
nLB7 TIL that Jan Amos Comenius, a Czech protestant pastor, was first to popularize the use of pictures in textbooks using charts, diagrams, and maps in his classroom. He supported equal opportunity for poor children and opened doors to education for women. He is considered the father of modern education
5YVNB TIl that in Welsh folk legend, corgis were a gift from the woodland fairies, and that the breed's markings were left on its coat by fairy harnesses and saddles.
Z8N0o TIL it took 762 pages to completely prove 1+1=2 in Principia Mathematica, written by Albert Whitehead and Betrand Russell. The very next line after they finish is “The above proposition is occasionally useful.”