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TIL that if a service dog approaches you without their person, you should follow them as their person is likely in danger and in need of help

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GYlJE TIL that James Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, gave the Peter Pan copyright to Great Ormond Street Hospital, the leading children's hospital in London, which helped support the institution's work for 70 years after his passing
W75aL TIL that two stories about small children killing another child were included in the first edition of Brothers Grimm's Fairy Tales Collection but were withdrawn in the next edition since they were eventually considered inappropriate
P11QJ TIL a high school student posted a photo of dirty water coming from her school's bathroom sink online, a problem administrators had long ignored. The social media backlash caused the school to send a plumber out "right away," but she got a 3-day suspension for "inappropriate use of electronics."
E1o6V TIL of Joan Murray who survived an 80 mph skydiving fall, thanks to landing on a mound of fire ants, who's bites are believed to have given her a rush of adrenaline which kept her heart beating.
D1Owj TIL the name of the African country of Malawi translates literally to "Land of Flames," because iron working was the dominant economic practice of the pre-colonial kingdom that controlled the area. The sheer density of kilns were said to light up the countryside at night.