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TIL that the Danish woman Karen Jeppe freed 2000 women and children during the Armenian Genocide, and helped many others.

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rpgM TIL That the NHL “does not test for recreational drugs like cocaine or marijuana.”
loeLa TIL that after a woman murdered her husband and attempted suicide, their pet parrot who was the sole witness began repeating what's thought to have been their last conversation, including the words: "Don't shoot!"
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