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TIL that the financial failure of a Scottish colonial venture in what is now Panama was one of the major factors that led to the formation of the United Kingdom in 1707.

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ONrg TIL in the 1936 Olympics, promoted by Hitler to prove that whites are superior, Peru beat Austria 4-2 on soccer, even though they had 3 other goals nullified. Later, the Olympic Comitee nullified the match and scheduled a rematch, to be taken under close grounds. Peru withdrew from the Olympics
BgYRy TIL of the Swoon of the Virgin, a common religious theme of art of the Virgin Mary swooning at the death of her son; it was criticised by catholic church for making Mary look emotionally weak and not being biblically accurate.
wop61 TIL LSD was originally meant to be an analeptic, used in overdoses to stimulate the CNS, but the researcher accidentally absorbed some and got super high, leading to its discovery as a psychedelic
5VOlP TIL that the Egyptian Mau is the oldest cat breed in the world, dating back at least 3000 years.
ZpRrY TIL there was a lost parody of the Iliad called the Diliad.