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TIL in the first years of her Regency Queen Elizabeth II oversaw the imprisonment, torture and murder of thousands of Kenyans in the Mau Mau rebellion.

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GR9j TIL: Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
Y7mgv TIL gum isn’t biodegradable. 105 tonnes of “gum” trash are produced each year.
M7N9B TIL Ben Affleck is Fluent in Spanish
X1eQ TIL that Marilyn Monroe may have had up to 12 abortions
gMGjW TIL that there are apocalypse guidestones in Georgia with rules on how to rebuild society in 8 languages.