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TIL that the British Museum exhibits various items considered to be stolen from their original culture with ownership of many being disputed.

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8eNbb TIL The First Photograph Ever Taken in 1826 or 1827 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce it was captured using a technique Niépce invented called heliography.
KYGkB TIL that domain of Saudi Binladin Group's Internet domain name, "saudi-binladin-group.com", was registered on September 11, 2000, for one year, expiring on the same day as the September 11 attacks. The group was founded by Muhammad bin Ladin, father of Osama bin laden.
M7Q9A TIL: Pilot Charles Lindbergh invented the method we use for organ transplants with his close friend Alexis Carrel, who pioneered vascular suture techniques (used to create blood flow) based on his experience with lace creation and embroidery which we still use today.
WpdB Til Poland is the only country to successfully occupy Moscow
g7yA TIL that Malcolm X and possible Martin Luther King Jr. were planning on bringing the US Government in front of the United Nations on charges of human rights violations against African Americans