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TIL that Thomas Day, a man who attempted to train women to be good wives, was killed when he was thrown from a horse that he refused to train because he felt training them was cruel.

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6jyY TIL in England, after 2 thieves broke into a mans home and made off with his laptop, they inspected the device, found serious child abuse material and went to the cops regardless. The paedophile got 3 yrs in jail. The judge gave robbers a 12 month community service orders in light of their good deed
emD4 TIL Zombie by the Cranberries was written as a protest song, and in memory of two boys who were killed in an IRA bombing.
OGQAY TIL Celine Dion’s song It’s All Coming Back To Me Now was originally performed by a group called Pandora’s Box. They only had one album, and included vocals by the actress who played public defender Billie Young in Night Court.
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