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TIL of the Edict of Expulsion, when King Edward I of England gave all Jews in the country a few months to leave.

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rR7e0 TIL there is a disorder that makes the person with it unable to see anything in motion.
781rx TIL that the moon is rusting. Lunar hematite which is formed through oxidation of lunar surface iron by the oxygen from the Earth’s upper atmosphere that has been continuously blown to the lunar surface by solar wind when the Moon is in Earth’s magnetotail.
VMvWp TIL that the Thai language is tonal, and has 5 distinct tones. So, when spoken with the correct tones, the phrase "Mai mai mai mai mai" translates to "New wood doesn't burn, does it?"
LNYd TIL: Americans create 250 million tons of trash, and 134 million tons ends up in landfills. By recycling and composting 87 million tons of our garbage, we eliminated more than 183 million metric tons of Co2, which is like getting rid of the annual emissions of 34 million cars.
ema5 TIL that a whale’s ear wax builds up over the course of its life and can be analysed like tree-rings.