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TIL a Brazilian man once held a woman hostage for 10 hours with a Sega Master System light gun

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b9w6a TIL about Mary Ann Brown Patten, who took command of a merchant vessel in 1856 when the captain, her husband, became ill and the first mate was found to be sabotaging the voyage to win a bet he'd placed on a competitor. She defeated a mutiny attempt and brought the ship safely back to port.
b90V9 TIL that the Spanish word 'Ole!' comes from the word 'Allah!'. The Muslims in southern Spain in medieval times believed genius came from God. They would shout 'Allah!' when they saw a dancer who seemed intensely gifted on stage. Nowadays 'Ole!' is a Spanish accolade of praise for any performance.
neQo7 TIL in the Middle Ages there was a belief animals understood the concept of morality and possessed rationality. They were summoned to court, put on trial for a variety of offenses, and given the same punishments as humans. Lawyers defended pigs, rats, and sheep. Even flies and slugs faced judgement.
4XyJ TIL A dolphin-intelligence study resulted in a woman giving a male dolphin hand jobs.
WkBBL TIL: Stephen Fry had a cocaine addiction