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TIL The Ottoman Empire forcibly kidnapped Christian boys from their families, converted them to Islam, and forced them to serve the Sultan

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W7eQ8 TIL 'Michael' was the most frequently given male name every year between 1954-1998 except for 1960 (David) and it fell out of the top five in 2011 for the first time since 1949.
nWgab TIL In the band Peaches & Herb there has been one Herb and seven Peaches
WJxY TIL that real-life treasure hunters found $500 million worth of treasure after finding an 1804 Spanish Shipwreck. The Spanish government sued, won, and got all of the treasure. The treasure hunters were also ordered to pay $1 million dollars for Spain’s litigation fees.
xVGQw TIL About the Civilian Conservation Corps, a US Government sponsored work program that provided training and income for young men and their families during The Great Depression. The program is credited for having improved morale, physical health, and employability for those who participated.
GJ91 TIL German poet Heinrich Heine left his entire fortune to his wife, but with one catch: she had to remarry “because then there will be at least one man to regret my death.”