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TIL Before the US Independence, UK used to send their convicts to the American Colonies, and it was only after the independence that the prisoners were sent to Australia.

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MdXV TIL that pork is popular in Spain because it was used to show that you were not a Jew or Muslim during the Inquisition
woEQY TIL that Paul Bearer the manager of WWE wrestler The Undertaker, had an actual degree in mortuary science.
478J TIL in 1950, the US produced 30% of it’s electricity from renewable sources. Today, it’s 13.5%.
OdMX TIL the last WWII officer surrendered in 1974 after living on an Island for decades, convinced that the war was not over. He died in 2014 at age 91.