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TIL the original pronunciation of Shakespeare’s work reveals hidden meanings.

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a8nw9 TIL that Oregon passed the "Beach Bill" on July 6, 1967, after a motel owner fenced off part of the beach for his lodgers in 1966. "...it recognizes public easements of all beach areas up to the line of vegetation, regardless of underlying property rights."
Br78r TIL The Vatican has no resident embassies located within its territory, they're all in Rome. Therefore, Italy's embassy to the Vatican is really in Italy and Taiwan's (Republic of China) embassy to the Vatican is in Italy while Italy doesn't officially recognize The Republic of China.
yQRxJ TIL that the Finnish Civil War of 1918 was the deadliest civil conflict in the world in relation to the population until the Rwandan Genocide of 1994
1aJv7 TIL Lace monitors dig into a termite mound to lay their eggs, the termites then reseal the mound keeping the eggs at a constant temperature. The lizard returns 9 months later to dig the eggs out so they can hatch.
Oo4VR TIL from the Battle of Hastings in 1066 the government of England spoke a type of French called Norman, while ordinary people spoke forms of English. Although Norman died out in England several hundred years ago, it continues in legal terms and parliament is still opened by the Queen in Norman.