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TIL in 1761 after a shipwreck, 60 slaves were abandoned on an island with the promise of being rescued. They were later forgotten. 15 years later they managed to rescue the remaining survivors: 7 women and an 8 month old baby. They managed to keep a fire burning for 15 years.

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p85e4 TIL Connaught Place, an example of Georgian architecture, was made to serve the elite living in Delhi and was inspired by the Royal Crescent in Bath. It also boasts of India’s first underground and air-conditioned market, Palika Bazaar
rR8xe TIL Warwick Davis has played MULTIPLE characters in both Harry Potter and Star Wars universes. This has also led him to be the highest grossing supporting actor of all time.
KO6N4 TIL European Eels are born in the Caribbean. They drift across the Atlantic to Europe and then navigate up rivers to live in ponds & lakes. It is unknown how they migrate back to the Caribbean to reproduce.
rNXm4 TIL that before ice cream cones were invented, people used "penny licks" to eat ice cream from street vendors: a small glass which the customer would lick clean and return to the vendor. They were banned in 1898 due to concerns about the spread of disease, particularly cholera and tuberculosis.
nWpRd TIL in 1692 an 80 year old from Livonia was called to court as a witness to a theft. Unprompted, he revealed that he was a werewolf who fought witches in hell, including his neighbour, who broke his nose with his broomstick. The judges initialy laughed but evidence forced them to take it seriously