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TIL that the oldest giraffe living under human care spent most of her life in Lufkin, Texas.

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GvLE TIL that “72% of wingsuit flyers had witnessed death or serious injury, and 76% had experienced a ‘near miss’”
j6w1Q TIL that a 1904 Swiss law allows local governments to kill people’s dogs if they don’t pay a “dog tax”
69b6w TIL that in 2000 Enron and Blockbuster entered into a 20 year agreement to stream on-demand video entertainment. Blockbuster withdrew from the contract just months later and Enron filed for bankruptcy in late 2001.
9Y4MD TIL the most successful pirate captain of the Golden Age of Piracy, "Black" Bart, had very strict rules on his ship, prohibiting all lights and drinking after 8 in the evening. There was also a complete ban on gambling. If a crew member got hurt, he received a pension proportionate to his injury
0dw45 TIL that geese are used to guard borders and property because of how territorial they are and in instances are considered better than dogs because they are more selective in what they consider a threat