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TIL Even though Lions live in the Savannah the reason they are called king of the Jungle is because the word Jungle comes from a Sanskrit word meaning uninhabited place. Not necessarily a forest

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NRQP TIL the Concorde plane used in the disaster film Concorde ‘79, was the same Concorde that would crash in France and kill 113 people 21 years later.
EgEE7 TIL that when slavery was abolished in the French colonies in 1848, the native population of the largest island in Madagascar rebelled against the French government because they were heavily involved in the slave trade.
RGp8 TIL The Pope made an appearance and apology to a group of Christians called the Waldensians in 2015 for how the catholic church used to torture and massacre them in the past.
94a7 TIL During a city-wide ‘lockdown’ after the Boston Marathon bombings, selected Dunkin’ Donuts locations were ordered to remain open to serve police despite the closing of the vast majority of city businesses.
GAZRN TIL Juan Peron's hands were cut off and stolen by a grave robber after his death.