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TIL the Law of Æthelberht, dating to the early 7th century, is the first known document written in Old English. It’s a legal code and the earliest surviving example of the English language in written form.

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VrWZ TIL a Catholic priest was strangled and stomped to death while serving a prison sentence for sexually molesting over 130 children in the Boston area.
YNnZ TIL that research shows that over the last 25 years the difference in effectiveness between real drugs and placebos has narrowed and even more so in the US than anywhere else
e0Mm5 TIL while some countries struggle to fulfill government pension obligations, the Government Pension Fund of Norway currently holds over $1 trillion in assets.
d8QpQ TIL a 1984 Einstürzende Neubauten performance was stopped after 21 minutes as the band was attempting to drill a hole in the stage so they could leave the venue through the floor
a8D5b TIL The year Oberlin College first began admitting women, female students were dismissed from classes on Monday to do male students' laundry.