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TIL In 2004 Madrid bombings, FBI wrongly arrested an American man based on fingerprint evidence who had never been to Spain in his entire life. They later apolozied for the debacle.

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16w1W TIL that Spain abolished and restored it's monarchy twice. First Abolition: 1873, First Restoration: 1874, Second Abolition: 1931, Second Restoration: 1975
rRdv0 TIL In Ancient Egypt, elite dined off meat, fruit, vegetables, and honey-sweetened cakes enhanced by the finest of wines, but the poor were limited to a more monotonous diet of bread, fish, beans, onions and garlic washed down with a sweet, soupy beer
PYpDZ TIL that in the Vietnam War, the Americans fired 50,000 bullets for each enemy killed
rNlJW TIL: During World War 1 rapid progress in medicine occurred including the first face grafts
JYpZ4 TIL Edward de Vere (17th Earl of Oxford) did not go into voluntary exile for farting while bowing to the Queen - as commonly reported. He was exiled from court for impregnating one of the Queen's maid's of honour.