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TIL Ancient solar storms can be detected in tree rings

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xVXBw TIL that in 1854, the Mayor of Los Angeles resigned to lead a lynch mob and then was re-elected
4ko0J TIL that Lenin's body has been preserved for more than 100 years
jWvQ TIL An Ottoman Sultan sent his navy to rescue Jews expelled from Spain in 1492