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TIL Ireland's Gaelic royal families were not all wiped out by the English. Many were exiled to contiental Europe were they intermarried with royals in countries such as France and Spain. Many of their descendants became leaders in their new homes including French President Patrice de MacMahon

xGYo TIL in 1983 a preserved head was discovered at a bog in Lindow Moss. Believing the remains to be his former wife, Peter Reyn-Bardt confessed to murdering her in 1960. When testing later found the head was from 250AD, Reyn-Bardt tried to revoke his confession but was still convicted of her murder.
oBNwo TIL: A christian socialist movement occurred in China during 1851-1864. It was lead by a man who proclaimed that he was the brother of Jesus. More than 30 million people died as a result of the rebellion.
BrpOb TIL that scientists were able to predict a person's political orientation with 95 percent accuracy based solely on how their brain reacts to viewing disgusting (but non-political) images.
a8oM0 TIL that in 1997, an episode of the Pokémon anime caused seizures in hundreds of Japanese children due to a flashing red and blue strobe effect. The incident was so serious it led to the show being pulled from broadcast for four months and it being permanently banned.
yQ7Ae TIL:About Albert Hale Sylvester a surveyor that worked for the USGS and US forest service, he gave names to over a 1000 natural features in Washington State, sometimes he was very whimsical/unusual in his naming practices giving such names as, Dirtyface peak,Dishpan gap,pass no pass, and many more.