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TIL about 20% of Australians are descendants of convicts.

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ZApQ TIL that the first privately owned Spaceport ever is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013 and is in New Mexico.
wVd1 TIL Cavities can be contagious
6Ep4J TIL that the kings of Spain had bizarre rules of etiquette during the late middle ages. It's no wonder that poor king Philip the third, literally got roasted to death while sitting near the fire because his chamberlain was not present and no one else there dared to reduce the heat out of fear.
BgRmL TIL studies suggest that from 1970 to 1976, the IHS (Indian Health Service) sterilized between 25-50% of Native American women of child-bearing age.
0PMR TIL Maria Anna Mozart, sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was also considered a musical prodigy, but was ordered by their father to stop composing music because in the 18th century women did not become composers.