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TIL in 1992 the high court of Australia recognized for the first time that aboriginal peoples had rights over the land since they had inhabited it before the British settled.

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ADnla TIL that for centuries the city of Troy was considered a myth until it was re-discovered in 1871 in present day Turkey. The area had been excavated before but the ruins of Troy were beneath newer excavations and had gone untouched for millennia even though the site had people living on top of it.
NR6N TIL of the only non-human to ask an existential question (What colour am I ?) - an African grey parrot.
B68D TIL a West African prince was enslaved in 1788, brought to the U.S., and freed 40 yrs later as per the request of the Sultan of Morocco
GBvE TIL movie previews were originally shown at the end of a film, trailing the main feature. This is why movie previews are called “trailers.”
orMY TIL all the American flags on the moon are now white due to fading from sunlight with no atmosphere.