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TIL the Babylonian exile of the Jews was only 60 years long

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D1PkJ TIL the Red Cross took in $500 million to rebuild Haiti and only built SIX houses.
woXYM TIL Byzantine princess Theophano, wife of Holy Roman emperor Otto was resented by the emperor's courtiers for her peculiar habits, including "luxurius tastes", like demanding to take a bath daily and using "a golden double prong to bring food to her mouth", instead of eating with her hands
neKOY TIL Rocket Lab successfully tested their ability to catch a rocket falling back to Earth after launch. Completed in April 2020, the test involved the used rocket, a parachute, a helicopter, and a grappling device on a cable.
yQ0Lw TIL that scientists were surprised to learn about the frequency of the earth's magnetic field reversals, which has flipped 26 times in the past million years
MGpB TIL Baboons were employed as goatherds by the Namaqua people in the 1800s right through till the 1960s. They would protect the herd and lead them back at dusk, often whilst riding one of the larger goats like a horse.