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TIL that medieval kings had a personal banker called the Court Jew

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KO94w TIL about Himeji Castle located in Himeji, Japan. The castle is the largest and best-preserved samurai fortification in the country and is both an official National Treasure of Japan and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
9YBjG TIL Mongols have an ice fishing technique at Changan Lake that dates back over 2,000 years and is done in temperatures as low as -22C to -30C.
0wjaj TIL (Memorial day) 61% of U.S troops killed in Vietnam were younger than 21 years old. Many had been drafted
Y7MaB TIL that the Simpsons is not the longest running cartoon of all time. That a Looney Tunes spin-off called “The Bugs Bunny Show” currently beats the Simpsons by 6 years. This show ran for 40 years from 1960-2000. While The Simpsons is currently running at 34 years. (1989-present)
GY7K4 TIL John Boyega would try and lighten the mood on the set of Star Wars when things were feeling too serious. “I give Adam (Driver) hugs randomly, just for no reason,” he said. “He just stands there and waits for me to be done.”