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TIL that following the Spanish Inqusition and their expulsion, banished Jews who were once pivotal in advancing Cartography and Ship Navigation during the Age of Exploration, sought revenge by becoming some of the most famed pirates

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9ddp TIL that Oliver Twist (1948) was banned in Israel for antisemitism and ironically in Egypt for being too sympathetic with Jews.
W7kZY TIL The inventor and theorist Buckminster Fuller was expelled from Harvard twice. The first time for spending all his money partying with a vaudeville troupe and the second time for his "irresponsibility and lack of interest".
99YX TIL the very first iPhone unlocking was done by a 17-year-old. He then traded the device for three locked iPhones and a Nissan 350Z.
OG6Kg TIL Nick Cage’s screen name was inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage and composer John Cage
N7bvE TIL that the Pyramid of Giza is the only remaining Wonder of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, that it is over 4500 years old, and that the second-to-last remaining Wonder was destroyed over 500 years ago.