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TIL That Abraham Lincoln once pardoned a man for bestiality because of his exemplary behavior in prison.

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ZZZv TIL it is legal to discriminate based on sexual orientation in Tennessee (and some other states)
dD6mK TIL OSSINEKE — Most people familiar with Ossineke know of the giant Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues in town. Few know of the funeral given to more than 40,000 frozen pizzas 45 years ago at a nearby farm.
0dGQN TIL Sour Patch Kids are called Very Bad Kids in France and were originally called Mars Men.
0ld1 TIL in Togo the natives call the castoff clothes they receive from America “Dead White Men Clothing” because a living person would not throw away anything this good.
8aJ1b TIl that in New Delhi (India) if trees fall sick, an ambulance is dispatched to treat them. This came into effect in 2009 and takes four people to do the job.