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TIL that PETA euthanizes about 99% of the animals that end up in their shelters.

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kwP5 TIL that the longest overdue book was late by 288 years
d8ZRE TIL of Taylor Guitars who purchased the last remaining liberty tree after it fell from Hurricane Floyd and made some 400 special edition guitars from the wood. They also raised 14 seedlings from the tree and donated a tree to each of the original 13 colonies and one to the White House.
g4Mb TIL: Alabama football coach is the highest paid public employee in the United States.
ANRyx TIL that the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota was named after a log cabin chapel
XKBk TIL the Chinese government forced prisoners to farm World of Warcraft gold. “There were 300 prisoners forced to play games. We worked 12-hour shifts in the camp. I heard them say they could earn 5,000-6,000rmb [£470-570] a day. We didn’t see any of the money. The computers were never turned off.”