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TIL there's evidence that native Americans sailed to Europe with vikings hundreds of years ago

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grw4y TIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.
J1Qe4 TIL that Wendy Carlos, famous synthesizer pioneer (Kubricks Clockwork Orange), is no more publishing her work. Her music has gone out of print for years and is no more licensed, thus it can not really be found on Spotify, YouTube etc. And here i was wondering, why theres only 10 songs on Spotify.
4RB5 TIL that in 2004 the company Alcoa had to officially declare the proposed site for its new aluminum smelting plant in Iceland “elf-free” before it could begin construction.
d6RQ TIL Ecuador are going to sell a third of its Amazon rainforest to Chinese oil companies.
9wlbM TIL that New Orleans chicory coffee mix started during the American Civil War when Union naval blockades cut off the port of New Orleans bringing coffee shipments to a halt. New Orleanians looking for their coffee fix began mixing chicory with coffee to stretch out the supply.