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TIL The Codex Leicester, a collection of famous scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci, was sold to Bill Gates in 1994 for $30.8M. After Gates acquired the Codex, he had its pages scanned and distributed as screen savers and wallpapers for Windows 95.

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yVyKv TIL that England expelled all Jews via decree in 1290 and just recently apologized.
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