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TIL that citizens of former Spanish colonies only need 2 years of legal residence in Spain (instead of the usual 10) in order to acquire Spanish citizenship.

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4B1J TIL each year the most powerful men in the world meet at Bohemian Grove in California to put on a play, practice nudism, drink, and have super secret talks. In 1942, the planning for the Manhattan Project took place at the grove, leading to the creation of the atom bomb.
1mXd TIL Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” was originally “Brown Skinned Girl”
VQnm TIL that in 1983 Ronald Reagan said “There are some people who would have you so stand on principle that if you don’t get all that you’ve asked for, you jump off the cliff with the flag flying…I believe half a loaf is better than none and that…you’re not going to always get everything you want.”
vPE58 TIL about the Tyndall effect, which is light scattering by particles in a colloid such as a very fine suspension.
xVWpw TIL Julie Kavner, the voice of Marge Simpson, is 70 years old