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TIL Blacks also owned slaves in America

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69dV7 TIL Esteemed astronomer William Herschel presented his views that there were inhabitants on the Sun to Britain’s Royal Society in 1795. At the time, many scientists thought that all the planets were inhabited and many considered the Sun to be a planet
4rZo TIL the Voltaire quote co-opted by the far-right movement, “to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise” is actually a false quote attributed to Voltaire, and was likely first used by White Supremacist Kevin Strom in 1993, 215 years after Voltaire’s death.
1aY6P TIL about Robert W. Patten (1832-1913), an American eccentric who moved to Seattle and became locally famous for his outrageous claims and umbrella hat
QNZQd TIL Warner Bros Discovery bought the rights to distribute the Olympics coverage to all 50 European countries for Paris 2024 and the next 4 Olympics and limits national public broadcasters the amount of live coverage
XkRE TIL that The Riddler almost became the primary villain in The Dark Knight Rises. He would’ve been played by Leonardo DiCaprio