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TIL the original Oxford English Dictionary defined terrorism as “government by intimidation”

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mBnE TIL that a Chinese man bought and raised two puppies, cared for them despite their frequent killing and eating of chickens, and then discovered they were bears.
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7O0P TIL Police kill 8x more American Citizens than Terrorists
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