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TIL that lawns began in England as a symbol of status; it showed that the owner could afford to keep land that was not being used for a building, or for food production.

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E1aAX TIL the phrase "Turn a blind eye" (willfully ignore information) originated from Admiral Lord Nelson in 1801, who used his injured eye to see through his telescope during the Battle of Copenhagen when he wished to ignore his commander's signals, which resulted in their victory.
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grrVD TIL about the "Ancient Spanish Monastery" in Miami, a monastery built in 1141 AD in Europe, imported piece-by-piece into the U.S. in 1925 by media tycoon William Randolph Hearst, making it the oldest European building in the Western Hemisphere.