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TIL Sir Walter Scott, the famous novelist, rediscovered the oldest Crown jewels in Britain, along with a mysterious silver wand

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nWVvb TIL Red Dye No. 3, which is used as a food coloring, is banned as a food additive in the European Union, Japan, China, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and California
x9Z7 TIL that Arthur Shawcross, a man who raped and killed 2 children, was sentenced to 25 years in prison but was paroled early because it was concluded that he was “no longer dangerous”. Eleven months after being released he started killing again, murdering 12 women before being captured.
Y7DEx TIL that the WR for deepest scuba dive (332.35 m set by Ahmed Gabr in 2014) is highly controversial and likely faked, as there are far too many discrepancies in the provided proof for the dive, some of which could easily have killed him had he actually dived to that depth
DQadV TIL people gave fast-food hamburgers to rural crows to try to find out why urban crows are getting high cholesterol
vP8DB TIL the Irish Government is expected to give €19 million to the Greyhound racing industry in 2024.