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TIL that Elton John has a species of shrimp named after him

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JyD1 TIL that “Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.”
rJl4 TIL that selling stolen artifacts is the 3rd most profitable wing of the black market, after drugs and weapons.
vjvB TIL That Archimedes developed an anti-ship weapon called the Claw of Archimedes. It lifted a ship by the prow then dropped it, often causing the vessel to capsize or at least severely damaging it.
QJKwk TIL when China leased to Britain the New Territories of Hong Kong in 1898, British diplomat Claude MacDonald secured a 99-year lease only because he thought 'it was good as forever'. Britain did not think they would ever have to give the territories back.
PlnL TIL Louisiana has a different legal system than the other 49 states. It is based in French and Spanish Civil Law as opposed to English Common Law.