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TIL in 2007 the head of a California company hired by the U.S. government to help build a fence along the Southwest border to curb the flow of illegal aliens into the United States was sentenced on charges of hiring illegals for the job.

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6EWKl TIL about the burial of "Shanidar 1," a Neanderthal who lived approximately 45,000 to 35,000 years ago. Despite several injuries and disabilities from early in his life that would have made it impossible to survive on his own, he lived to a relatively old age (40 to 50) with the help of others.
5YKnD TIL microwave ovens are pretty old technology, the first commercial microwaves were sold to restaurants as early as 1947. In 1965 they were small enough to fit in a countertop and they became a common kitchen appliance in the 70s.
d8W49 TIL Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was caught forging documents simply because the font that was used didn’t exist at the time the documents were allegedly created
b6lO7 TIL of the only remaining absolute monarchy in Africa. The kingdom of Eswatini, formerly named Swaziland, was established in 1745 and is named after Mswati II, who expanded and unified the kingdom through military conquests. Swaziland adopted a constitution in 1968 but it was annulled by the king.
Y71P TIL that Queen Elizabeth still keeps a diamond stolen from India in her crown and it’s one of the largest diamonds in the world