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TIL of the Fenn treasure, a treasure chest of gold and jewels hidden by a galley owner called Forrest Fenn and revealed in his memoir published in 2010. By the time the treasure was discovered in 2020, 5 people had died in the search for it.

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Z8a5D TIL about Ching Shih, a Chinese prostitute who married a pirate & took over his fleet when he died. She was so successful, the Chinese sent an armada to stop her. She captured 63 of their ships. After 2 yrs of fighting they offered her amnesty. She kept all her $, ran brothels & casinos & died at 69
rv8o TIL of the word defenestrate which means “to throw (someone) out of a window.” There are two separate events known as “The Defenestration of Prague” - both times it started a war.
XvB8 TIL: The word ‘Freelance’ comes from 1820 novel ‘Ivanhoe’. It meant a mercenary knight with no allegiance who offered his services in exchange for money.
8eyAP TIL archeologists have been using remote sensing equipment like LIDAR to find lost cities in places like Ecuador and it's revolutionizing the field with major discoveries of previously unknown ancient cities in the Americas.
wDVo TIL Asperger syndrome is named for Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger, who described it in 1944. He called his patients “Little Professors.”