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TIL Narwals use their tusks to club and stun fish

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OoW76 TIL about the Expulsion of the Acadians, the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people who refused to sign an unconditional oath of allegiance to Britain during the French and Indian War. Many settled in Louisiana. The French word "Acadien" evolved and was anglicized as the word "Cajun".
BrMEy TIL Ancient Greek sculptures were not always white. They were often painted bright and colorful
VM0QQ TIL that an Irish suffragette named Mary Maloney followed Winston Churchill around in his every move for a week ringing a very large bell every time he tried to speak. Her most famous “interruption” was on May 6th 1908 while Churchill was campaigning in Dundee.
KNMJ TIL your SnapChat information is available to law enforcement up to 9 months after you send anything, without a court order. (90 days regular limit + preservation + renewal)
PYmGL TIL In 1895, workers finished the largest achromatic refractor that would ever be created: the Yerkes telescope. George Ellery Hale, an American astronomer, convinced the Chicago tycoon Charles Tyson Yerkes to finance the telescope