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TIL that a parrot named Echo was put into witness protection after testifying against its owner leading to their arrest

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Bg0Wr TIL that the work of Charles Drew, a pioneer in preserving blood, led to large-scale blood bank use, U.S. blood donations to Britons in WWII, and the use of bloodmobiles. He resigned as chief of the first American Red Cross blood bank over a policy that separated the blood of black and white people.
awB9o TIL South Korean criminal law applies to South Korean citizens throughout the world. Since gambling is illegal in South Korea, citizens cannot even gamble overseas.
wVJP TIL The mathematical properties of the arch-angel Gabriel’s supposed “Horn of truth” has been solved.
XDkQ TIL that the braille bible carried by Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli would have to be over a meter thick, assuming it was only the new testament.
xVg67 TIL there is already an avenue for priests to marry in the Catholic Church: They have to be married before they enter the priesthood. This avenue is only available to Eastern Catholics though.