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TIL Thomas Jefferson spoke English, French, Latin, could read Greek and Spanish, studied and wrote on Old English, and studied other languages including German, Arabic, Irish, and Welsh.

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wLDYM TIL in 18th century during the Russian occupation tens of thousands of Finns were killed or sold to slavery. The total population of Finland was only 400,000 at the time. This period is known as 'The Great Hatred' (Isoviha).
dlG7 TIL Garry Hoy threw himself through a glass wall on the 24th story of the Toronto-Dominion Centre and fell to his death after the window frame gave way. He was attempting to prove to a group of prospective articling students that the glass was unbreakable.
k9lB TIL the phrase “Don’t mess with Texas” has nothing to do with Texan toughness, but was invented by the Texas Department of Transportation to fight littering
0d5N TIL that in France in the 1500s, women could charge their husbands with impotence. He would have to become erect and show he could ejaculate in a courtroom. If he failed, he could demand a Trial by Congress and attempt to have sex with his wife in front of the experts.
16yaW TIL of the Franco-British Union, proposed to unite the two in June 1940. It would have united the militaries, government, and foreign policy of both nations, with very citizen of France immediately enjoying citizenship of Great Britain and every British citizen becoming a citizen of France.