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TIL the Colony of Sacramaneto, in Uruguay, switched hands between Spain and Portugal 7 times in less than 100 years.

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ZpMRG TIL that the oldest Norman castle in England pre-dates the Norman conquest by ~15 years. It was built by a Norman knight named Richard Scrob, granted lands near the Welsh border by Edward the Confessor, though only earthworks survive today
nWD47 TIL California limits the amount of calories in school lunches to 850 kcal for high schoolers
Zp5y4 TIL the now derogatory term "spinster", referring either to a woman who is single past the prime age range for marriage or a woman unlikely ever to marry, originated from the 1600s when unmarried women were typically the ones to spin wool. The term was official, used in legal documents.
VM0 TIL the Russian people donated a 100 ft tall monument to commemorate the 5th anniversary of 9/11.
DQPVg TIL that at BYU, you can only have the opposite gender over if it’s before 10 pm. And you have to keep the door open. And you both have to keep at least one foot on the floor at all times.