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TIL that The Ships of Christopher Columbus Were Sleek, Fast—and Cramped with the smallest the nina only being 50 feet long.

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l70P5 TIL in the first millennium, small Christian communities were established in south & east Asia. Some Mongol tribes were Christian, & some of Genghis Khan's daughter-in-laws came from Christian clans. A small Christian community was also established in India around 300AD, which still exists today.
P7rV TIL An “ultracrepidarian” is somebody who gives opinions on subjects they know nothing about.
5QE8 TIL Jimmy Carter de-regulated the beer market making it possible for craft brew
PY9jO TIL about John Harrison, a self-taught, working class carpenter and clockmaker. He invented the maritime chronometer, which finally made sea travel safe and reliable.
Vel4 TiL: Being able to speak more than one language helps slow down early-onset dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease