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TIL 1878 was the year of the last witch trial - for perspective of how recent that is - it was only 18 years before the invention of the radio. It took until 1918 to finally declare witch trials were a thing of the past.

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6EVLw TIL Turks and Caicos, a Caribbean island country, has openly flirted with the idea of joining Canada as a province, with 90% support of the island's population at one point. Canada has shied away from accepting the offer due to socio-economic reasons, but has never said no.
8eMK8 TIL that the iconic 'Wilhelm Scream' has been secretly hiding in movies for over 70 years, making it the longest-running inside joke in film history.
yVoVv TIL about Mary Louvestre; an African-American Civil War spy who delivered details about the construction of the Confederacy's first ironclad into Union hands by tracing plans her employer had using her seamstress skills.
kJBVm TIL The Arabian Oryx became extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private reserves, and was reintroduced into the wild starting in 1980. In 2011, it was the first animal to revert to vulnerable status on the IUCN Red List after previously being listed as extinct
Wkrao TIL The Bayeux Tapestry's end is missing.