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TIL when Galileo presented his version of the telescope to the City of Venice in 1609, he did so at least partially because he needed the money to help support several illegitimate children.

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KQ76 TIL that Japan was almost completely isolated from the outside world for over 200 years between the 17th and 19th centuries due to a policy called “Sakoku”. No foreigner could enter and no Japanese could leave the country under penalty of death.
a8A7L TIL that making lifestyle, and dietary changes, such as drinking more water, regulating sodium intake, etc. do help in regulating blood pressure
weoM TIL John Lennon once saw a UFO. Lennon called his photographer who told him to call the police, but Lennon laughed and said, “I’m not going to call up the newspaper and say, ‘This is John Lennon and I saw a flying saucer last night’.”
kaRB TIL that Mexico used to defend its borders against illegal immigration from the United States.
LkGvr TIL-Mystery Behind Percy Fawcett’s Disappearance-He was most famous for his mapmaking expeditions to the Amazon, a place he called the last great blank space in the world. In 1925, at 57 years old he led his last expedition in the Amazon to find the Lost City of Z and was never heard from again.