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TIL there is a territory in Costa Rica called Territorio De Zaguates (Land of the Strays) which is basically a huge no kill dog shelter where you can hike for free with the dogs

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wL971 TIL of Princess Pingyang. At age 28, she built & led a rebel army that won the 1st victories of her father's rebellion and helped found their dynasty: the Tang. When she died in 628 AD her brother, Emperor Gaozu, went against gender norms of his day and insisted a state military funeral for her.
m1jwM TIL twice the amount of time has passed between the release of Back to the Future and today (39yrs) as between Back to the Future and the Vietnam War protests with Dr. MLK, Jr., Ginsberg, and hippies (18yrs).
OG8ZL TIL that the last Pharao of Egypt was the Roman Emperor Maximinus Daza who died in the year 313 and co-ruled the Roman Empire with Constantine the Great.
BREb TIL that the rings of Saturn are only 30 to 300 feet thick.
Wk9mL TIL On September 15, 2009, Comedy Central re-broadcasted South Park's 'Fishsticks' episode for two straight hours following the press attention towards Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.