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l7DKK TIL: That the Mixtecs milked murex sea snails for a purple dye called tixinda instead of crushing them like the Romans did for Tyrian purple.
m1DxY TIL in 1979 the campaign promise of two guys running for student government included bringing the Statue of Liberty Wisconsin. When they won, they spent $4,000 of University funds creating a replica of Lady Liberty buried up to her eyes in frozen Lake Menota
woM4Y TIL that after defending a priest who was accused of covering up child abuse, Pope Francis commissioned an investigation, realized he was wrong and changed course. He apologized to victims, and made the entire chilean leadership resign.