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TIL the last independent ancient Greek state was in India

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x65Y0 TIL that the oldest dynastic house in Europe is the House of Wettin. King Charles III is a Wettin, by fact of being a distant descendant of Theodoric I or Dietrich I, who lived between 920-975 C.E.
JJO8 TIL a man with brain damage stuck in a coma-like state for 6 years was brought back to consciousness by doctors who implanted electrodes in his brain.
P14Pe TIL that killer whales have cooperated with human whalers in the past.
AN8w TIL ancient Greek and Roman statues were painted in bright colours that have worn away leaving the white we see today.
R5kZa TIL: film critics Siskel & Ebert had a policy of never taking photos with popcorn or movie candy because they believed it devalued the seriousness and artistic integrity of films.