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TIL that there is a group of Welsh people who have lived in Argentina since 1865

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R7xdQ TIL: Plants can get viruses which are primarily spread by insects
aly TIL on June 27, 1844, Mormon Founder Joseph Smith was murdered by an angry mob while he sat in a jail cell. The incident arose after Smith ordered the destruction of a news paper that exposed the fact he had married 8 already-married women.
vP4kL TIL of the 'Sicarii', a group of Jewish zealots who are regarded as one of the earliest known organized assassination units of cloak and daggers, predating the Order of Assassins and Japanese ninja by centuries.
KP0J TIL cats “directly register”, meaning that while walking, their back paws land in the same spot as their front paws, which minimizes noise and visible tracks.
Br7De TIL that in 1777 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom. When it was enacted, religious freedom was guaranteed to all persons, including Muslims, Jews, and Hindus. In addition it also was one of three things listed on Jefferson's grave.