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TIL Spain has invited Jews descended from those expelled after the Inquisition to return, settle, and become citizens.

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16V94 TIL that the English pop group The Human League had 5 Billboard Top 40 hits, spanning two decades. I always thought they were an 80s one hit wonder.
OMLe TIL a 59-year-old unemployed man robbed a bank for $1 so he could get free healthcare in jail
Rd76 TIL that Army officer Hugh Thompson prevented the deaths of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians including women and children, by a group of American soldiers. Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot, landed between the soldiers and the villagers and threatened to open fire if they continued their attacks.
e09Mn TIL that India's Mars probe cost less than the film Gravity.
xOO7 TIL that Converse is owned by Nike. It was acquired out of bankruptcy in 2003