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TIL that the remote, barren Norfolk Island was intended to be used as a penal colony for a penal colony; a place to send prisoners who had been transported to Australia and then committed serious crimes while there.

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X0GNE TIL that Brazilian artist Ilê Sartuzi swapped a 17th century coin from the British Museum for a fake as part of an art project, in June of 2024 - the real coin was subsequently dropped in the museum's donation box
b9bJQ TIL that Daylight Saving Time was invented by a guy who wanted more time after work to collect insects for his collection
8aJVV TIL A Cincinnati hospital paid Neil Armstrong's family $6 million in a wrongful-death settlement after the astronaut and Apollo moonwalker died due to complications following a cardiovascular procedure. His sons have asserted that medical malpractice led to his death
R5x98 TIL, in 1976 alone, the Indian government sterilized 6.2 million men
gr8lL TIL about Bob. Bob is a racing pigeon that got lost on routine flight across the English Channel… and ended up in Alabama.