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TIL “Christopher Columbus, in an effort to induce the natives of Jamaica to continue provisioning him and his hungry men, successfully intimidated the natives by correctly predicting a lunar eclipse”

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lJdV TIL that North Korea has abducted–in addition to around 485 South Koreans–Japanese, Chinese, Malaysians, French, Italians, and other citizens mainly for them to teach languages at spy schools.
m1a8p TIL During his Nashville days in the early 1970s, EddieRabbitt had a pet monkey, Jojo. Before his Rocky Mountain Music tour, the monkey bit Rabbitt, leaving his right arm in bandages.
OoKb6 TIL that every child in the United States, regardless of disability, is entitled to a "free appropriate public education," in the "least restrictive environment." If your local school district does not propose such a program for your child, you can request a "due process hearing."
eeEg TIL that there are many untouched plane wrecks in various parts of the UK, dating back to the Second World War, and that removing them is forbidden.
R7Mej TIL of a religious cult known as the "Prince Philip Movement", located on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It's followers worship Prince Philip and believe that he is a divine being.