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TIL Oxford University is requesting the help of the general public to help and decipher 7 ancient languages.

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ZpwRp TIL about the Basus war, a tribal war that spanned 40 years over the murder of a camel.
GoG7 TIL there used to be a horse sized duck living in Australia
WkX6d TIL that in 1998 Sony had the chance to buy the rights to almost every Marvel character for 25 million. They opted to only buy the rights to Spider-Man for just 7 million, stating, "Nobody gives a shit about the other Marvel characters."
p89DA TIL after her mental issues Britney Spears was placed under legal conservatorship. Her finances and many of her personal decisions are run by a group of paid conservators (including her father) for approval even today.
ep5e5 TIL in 1870, Italy completed its unification by defeating the Papal States, which contained Rome. Though his army was outnumbered, the Pope insisted on symbolic resistance before surrendering, resulting in ~68 deaths. Rome was captured, and the Pope’s territory was eventually reduced to Vatican City