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TIL that there is an entirely independent food chain that lives deep in the ocean, that is effectively independent of sunlight, and these life forms are the leading candidates for extra-terrestrial life.

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oBXL8 TIL of Kösem Sultan who made donations to the poor, paid people's debts, supplied poor daughters with clothes and wed them, freed slaves after 3 years, in addition to building mosques, & schools. She was given the name Valide-i Muazzama (magnificent mother) upon her death.
PGQJ TIL that when the UK Suffragettes campaign turned violent, they went as far as arson, damaging museum exhibits and planting bombs
e05Vn TIL Secretariat has 263 US streets named after him - far more than any other athlete, human or otherwise.
P1arw TIL the French and Spanish have a 600yr old peace treaty requiring payment of 3 cows each year
1aN4D TIL roughly 7 billion male chickens are culled each year -- killed only a few days after birth because they are deemed unnecessary for laying eggs