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TIL in 1981, Pope John Paul II, survived multiple close-range gun shot wounds, and went to visit the shooter in prison, where he forgave him. The shooter recently returned to the scene of the shooting to place flowers on the pope’s tomb.

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9aa7 TIL of the Carolina Parakeet, a neotropical parrot that was native to much of the United States up until they were driven extinct by deforestation, hunting, and possibly disease in 1910. They lived in huge flocks of up to 300 birds and were likely poisonous to eat.
NXpN8 TIL that "Little House on the Prairie" books were adapted as a Japanese Anime TV Series called "Laura, the Prairie Girl" (Sôgen no shôjô Laura). It ran from 1975-1976 in Japan, and was dubbed for Italian and Spanish language audiences in the 80s, but has never aired in the United States.
W7Ggo TIL absinthe, a spirit made with wormwood, has been banned across Europe in the early 20th century because of association with mental illness
P1kNn TIL Tama-chan, a male bearded seal spotted in 2002 in Tokyo’s Tama River. He was granted honorary residency registration because of his massive publicity and this sparked protests from foreign residents over the fact that such registration was only open to Japanese citizens.
jVla TIL Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the web