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TIL that the first English king to convert to Christianity was Æthelberht of Kent, following his marriage to Bertha, daughter of the Frankish king Charibert I, in the 6th Century

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p1Z8 TIL the surface area of Minecraft’s overworld (on the PC version) is approximately 9,258,235 times larger than that of the earth.
dDEbj TIL the man often credited as the first person to synthesize heroin, Felix Hoffman, did so only 11 days after first synthesizing Aspirin while working for Bayer
nWk1r TIL that in response to "Brown vs Board of Education", the State of Georgia passed legislation to close de-segregated public schools, to abolish attendance requirements for desegregated schools, and to fund the establishment of white-only 'private schools' in their place.
WJV9 TIL Many investigators believed that some if not all the crew of The Challenger disaster survived the explosion unharmed and were conscious for the full 2 minutes 45 seconds it took for the Crew Cabin to return to Earth, before being killed by collision force when the module hit the sea.
pwEZ TIL In Germany it is not illegal to try to escape from prison because it’s basic human instinct to be free.