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TIL the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco flushed decorative algae into the Mediterranean Sea, creating an invasive patch of algae that has now spread over 190km of coast.

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0xgp TIL that Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) only spent a handful of months within in England and most likely didn’t even speak the English Language.
4kpQR TIL George Lucas sold Lucasfilm (Star Wars) for $4 billion to Disney in 2012, but has since earned over $10 billion from the sale.
4wjN TIL, On the show Married with Children, the character Seven appeared in seven episodes during season seven before disappearing with no explanation.
e5KJ TIL in World War II, during the invasion of the Netherlands, Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard evacuated to Canada. When Princess Juliana’s child was born, the Governor General of Canada declared the Princess’ quarters extraterritorial so that the newborn was eligible for the line of succession.
1LR4 TIL that due to thousands of different commercial glitters, identical glitter particles can be compelling evidence that a suspect has been at a crime scene.