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TIL Norway imports garbage from other countries to generate energy.

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AN7Bd Today I learned that the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, were second cousins. So they needed a papal dispensation for their marriage.
ZVEo TIL Montezuma’s family received yearly payments from the Mexican government from the 16th century until 1938.
eprr5 TIL the world's first wooden satellite was developed in Japan in 2024.
KYWR TIL that in the Dawn of The Dead movies, the zombies with missing limbs were played by actual amputees
e0rQL TIL the term "shoddy" comes from the Civil War when in their rush for uniforms the Union bought ones made from a recycled wool product called shoddy. When it fell apart in rain or after a couple of weeks wear it quickly became synonymous among the troops with poor quality and workmanship.