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TIL The Bayeux Tapestry's end is missing.
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TIL about Dulmial a village in Pakistan, known as the “village with the gun” and “Hometown of gunners” which provided 460 soldiers to the British forces in WWI the largest participation of any village in South Asia. It was awarded with a canon in recognition to its WWI contributions by the British.
lkX1
TIL Alabama did not repeal its ban on interracial marriage until 2000
VBm7k
TIL Pierre-Simon Laplace's nebular hypothesis from 1796 is still, with some modification, the prevailing hypothesis for the origin of stars and planetary systems. Laplace proposed that nebulae are future solar systems, waiting to happen
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TIL about Eric Money, the only player to score for both teams in an NBA game. The game between the Nets and the 76ers is ordered to be replayed, starting at the 3rd quarter. In between the original and replayed games, Money is traded to the 76ers and scores in the same game for both teams.
YRoZ
TIL that almost all all the commercially raised turkeys in the U.S. are the product of artificial insemination. Selective breeding has left male turkeys with such large breasts that they are unable to have sex.