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TIL that the symbols used to censor swear words are called grawlixes

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ADpy7 TIL that a golden retriever, Figo, sacrificed his safety to protect his owner. He leaped in front of a school bus in an effort to protect a blind woman. The chief of police said he'd seen dogs protect their owners from intruders, but never automobiles. Figo only sustained a leg injury.
6E6xm TIL that on October 8, 1871, three of the worst fires in American history began. The Great Chicago Fire displaced 100,000, the Great Michigan fire burned 2.5 million acres of forest, and the Peshtigo fire remains America's deadliest with 1200-2500 killed.
kOXXd TIL that Nikola Tesla fell in love with a pidgeon.
69BLw TIL that the English language doesn’t have any official authority or academy
5PVr TIL That in Titanic, Jack claims to have gone ice fishing on Lake Wissota, near Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Lake Wissota is a man-made reservoir which wasn’t created until 1917.