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TIL The mass persecution and killing of "witches" was not a thing of the Middle Ages but only started in the 15th century.

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GnEE TIL Post 2003 War Iraq has the Fastest GDP growth rate in the world, faster than even China.
NjD1 TIL that George Lucas was neither the director, producer, or screenwriter for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The film eventually became the most critically acclaimed chapter in the Star Wars saga.
KYQ0B TIL one of the oldest families in Britain to still reside at their original seat are the Fulford family, who have lived at Great Fulford House since the reign of Richard I in 1196.
ZZnp TIL William Shatner made Richard Simmons storm off the stage of the Today Show when he asked “Is that what you think straight guys are?”
N7R5E TIL In 2001 Shaquille O'Neal made a hip-hop album produced by Dr. Dre and others, that has never been released.