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TIL William the Conqueror’s victory at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066 forever changed the way that English itself was spoken because it introduced French as the language of government & business which was eventually blended w/ Old English and became modern English.

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m1rxR TIL that the "Hundred Acre Wood" from Winnie-the-Pooh is actually FIVE hundred acres
xVmr5 TIL Alexander Hamilton’s ideal plan for a strong central U.S. government had the president and every senator serving lifelong terms subject to “Good Behavior”.
VBmmG TIL Japanese beetles did not exist in North America until 1912. They were first observed in a nursery in New Jersey after an international shipment of iris bulbs
PyZ TIL Jamie Foxx was such a good joke teller his second grade teacher used him as a reward- be good and Jamie will perform for us.
e0KYk TIL of the "poison squad": a group of young government employees in the early 1900s who, in order to test the safety of common food additives of the time, purposely ate ingredients including formaldehyde (embalming fluid) and borax (laundry detergent). Their work led to food labeling requirements.