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TIL that nonviolent protests are more successful than violent ones.

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rNmyM TIL about Ted's bottle. Ted d’Auvergne, a New Zealand WW2 soldier was at the pub and late for his embarkation train. He asked the publican to set aside his 2nd bottle of beer to drink when he came home. Ted was killed but the promise was kept and that bottle of beer is still there
xd07 TIL: After Domino’s admitted their pizza tasted bad in 2010 and reinvented their pizza, The company’s stocks have outperformed every large tech company in the past decade.
woOD1 TIL that Nitrogen Mustard a chemical weapon, led to breakthroughs in chemotherapy. This is because of its ability to prevent cell duplication.
78J9p TIL The largest swimming pool in the US was so large, lifeguards needed rowboats to patrol it. Fleishhaker Pool, built in San Francisco in 1924, measured 1,000 x 150 feet, contained 6.5 million gallons of water, and could hold 10,000 swimmers. In 1999 it was turned into parking for the zoo.
Lklr9 TIL The Largest Alligator caught currently holding the modern day World Record is 15 ft & 1011.5 lbs. Caught in the ALA. River. Taxidermists autopsied the beast and found an ENTIRE WHOLE DEER in its stomach. Also found, small squirrels swallowed whole as well. The deer is est. to have been 3 y/o.