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TIL a colony of wild chicken have been living under the Hollywood Freeway for over 50 years

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9Y4MD TIL the most successful pirate captain of the Golden Age of Piracy, "Black" Bart, had very strict rules on his ship, prohibiting all lights and drinking after 8 in the evening. There was also a complete ban on gambling. If a crew member got hurt, he received a pension proportionate to his injury
R7np6 TIL Leonidas of Rhodes' Olympic Record of 12 individual victories (164 - 152 BC) stood for over 2100 years before being eclipsed by Michael Phelps in 2016
aw1Oy TIL that the tiny extra hole in coffee lids allows air to flow into the container so that when you drink, the coffee flows out in an even and gentle stream for a pleasant drinking experience.
1aaJX TIL that a teenage girl invented the genre of science fiction
M7D8a TIL, Rosa Luxemburg said her famous quote "remember, those who do not move, do not notice their chains" shortly before shot and killed by a German Nationalist. The man who planned the killing was Waldemar Pabst a fanatical nationalist officer whose paramilitaries became the rank and file for Nazism.