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TIL that two zebras died of hunger in a zoo in Palestine and were replaced with donkeys painted with black and white stripes.

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M7ojA TIL that the famed Rolls Royce Merlin aircraft engine used during WW2 era in the Hurricane, Spitfire and P-51 Mustang fighters is named after the bird of prey (a falcon, formerly known as pigeon hawk in US) and not the magician
ErvP TIL that after 200 women in India attacked and killed a serial rapist, the five women who were originally arrested got released when every woman from their slum claimed responsibility.
lonyG TIL that those "baby on board" signs hanging in car windows serve a purpose of alerting first responders that there is a person in the vehicle that's unable to unbuckle themselves in the event of an accident
Apv4 TIL Mel Blanc, “man of 1000 voices” famous for most of the Looney Tunes characters, started smoking cigarettes at age 9. He was diagnosed with emphysema and quit at age 77.
4kv9J TIL Australia has a forger on their ten dollar note.