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TIL Slaves were given redacted bibles so they would not read anything that could cause them to rebel. Most of the old testament and half of the new testament was omitted.

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7RQO TIL trying to quit a play, Jeremy Piven was allowed leave after ‘dangerously high levels of mercury’ were found in his body. Annoyed, David Mamet said to reporters that Piven was “leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer.”
E1AwX TIL the area covering the present day Republic of Ireland lost over half of its population from 1841 to 1901. The population still hasn't fully recovered.
drk9 TIL following the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, 1,389 people were killed in a stampede because people were afraid there would not be enough beer for the entire celebration
Lolr TIL a 7th grader was ejected from a basketball game for dunking.
epW9b TIL that The Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands was an joint stock association, incorporated in 1553. It led to the commencement of English trade with Russia, Persia and elsewhere, and became known as the Muscovy Company