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TIL that during WWII storks migrating from Holland to South Africa were found with messages taped to their legs that read, “Help us! The Nazis are killing us all!”

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6E477 TIL that SeaWorld did everything in its power to conceal the mistreatment of orcas and the killings and injuries induced by their most popular orca, Tilicum, going so far as to blame the trainers knowing full well the whales were being mistreated to the point of mental and physical degradation.
NXrgN TIL that the inverted Latin cross often used today as an anti-Christian symbol originated from the death of Saint Peter, who, when sentenced to death, requested to be crucified upside-down as he believed that he was unworthy of being killed in the same way as Jesus Christ.
l77bV TIL that David Gilmour guitarist for Pink Floyd discovered a teenage Kate Bush and is largely responsible for starting her musical career
J117B TIL an African American WW1 veteran was tied to a tree with tire chains, and shot as many as 50 times for refusing to move off a sidewalk for a white woman
lo7vB TIL that someone with an income of $32,400 USD or a wealth of $770,000 USD is in the top 1% globally.