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TIL in 1391, Geoffrey Chaucer, famous for the Cantebury Tales, also wrote what is considered the oldest written work in English about an elaborate scientific instrument--"A Treatise on the Astrolabe"

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BgLrd TIL The Dominion of New England in America (1686–1689) was a forced union of English colonies under Governor Edmund Andros. Colonists revolted during the Glorious Revolution, and Andros allegedly tried to escape in women’s clothing.
D1KRv TIL Many people released from prison after wrongful convictions don't get compensation from state governments and are not able to sue them, so an attorney in Oakland started a small nonprofit dedicated to finding them and helping them get back on their feet.
J1PA1 TIL the pan flute originated from Ancient Greece, and according to the mythology, the god, ‘Pæn’ or known in modern day as ‘Pan’ wove it out of river weeds, as his love interest transformed/ was transformed into one. The flute is also known as a ‘syrinx’, which was his interests’ name.
OGeve TIL That Australia Was The Third Country to Successfully Launch A Satellite Into Orbit
oBpj8 TIL Mammoth Ivory trade is almost totally unregulated and undocumented, this is not easily distinguishable from elephant ivory and thus there is tangible risk of illegal international trade in elephant ivory being being deliberately mislabeling as mammoth ivory.