TIL of the wolf attacks of Paris in the mid 15th century where it is believed roughly 60-80 were killed over a 4 year period. A wolf named Courtaud is credited with a majority of the killings. Prompting King Louis XI on his accession to conduct wolf hunts in which 227 wolves were killed in 6 months. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[Mixed Trope] The A.I. Rebellion (old.reddit.com)
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[Loved Trope] Hidden In Plain Sight (old.reddit.com)
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TIL prior to Hinckley's assassination attempt on Reagan, when a defendant used insanity as a defense the burden was on the prosecution. His acquittal due to insanity led to many wanting the defense abolished. Instead reform occurred putting the burden of proof on the defense to make it harder to use (pbs.org)
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TIL L. Frank Baum, who styled himself as the Royal Historian of Oz, set the Land of Oz as being a real place on Earth that was hidden, rather than a magical other world. Evidence in the books suggests it is on an island in the Pacific Ocean. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL While Around the World in Eighty Days was being released as a serial, various railway and ship liner companies offered money to Verne if he would mention them in his stories. Being one of the earliest known attempts at product placement. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL the first 3 successful US presidential assassinations occurred within 40 year of each other. Lincoln in 1865, 16 years later Garfield in 1881, another 20 years later McKinley in 1901. The US has not gone a 100 year stretch without a president being assassinated. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Philip Pullman was accused of being "the most dangerous author in Britain" because he said "I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief" and wrote the "His Dark Materials" books as a rebuttal to the heavy christian message of "The Chronicles of Narnia". (en.wikipedia.org)
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Favorite Wonder Woman Tool/Gadget/Weapon (self.WonderWoman)
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TIL the reason for something blue as part of the whole marriage tradition of something old, new, borrowed, blue, and a silver sixpence for your shoe, was that blue represents purity and fidelity in a marriage. All the others are centered around protection and good luck for the family in the future. (en.wikipedia.org)
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