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TIL that Christopher Columbus was jailed upon his return to Spain for mistreating the native population of Hispaniola

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ADWrw TIL that the Mossad simply means "the institute" in Hebrew. The full name of the Israeli intelligence service is the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, which is shortened to the "Institute".
YpXwd TIL Scientists believe there is a 9th planet in our solar system that is roughly 10 times larger than earth but haven't been able to locate it yet they know it's there because of its gravitational effects on other objects.
PYpdO TIL that a 20th century biologist discovered so many species of moths that he simply named them E. bobana, E. cocana, E. dodana, E. fofana, E. hohana, E. kokana, E. lolana and E. momana.
PYVLJ TIL that Jurassic Park might have contributed to the overfishing of the toothfish (aka "Chilean sea bass"). The fish was served in the movie and exploded in popularity in restaurants. Correlation isn't causation, but this article outlines several other examples of movie-inspired animal crazes.
rR8y1 TIL On Nov. 10, 1898, a mob descended on the offices of The Daily Record, a Black-owned newspaper in Wilmington, N.C. Armed men then moved into the streets and opened fire on Black men. The number of people who died ranges from about 60 to as many as 250, according to some estimates.