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TIL: Honey can be used for healing wounds

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E14E7 TIL that the remains of Pocahontas's wedding chapel were found in Jamestown by archaeologists in 2010. The mud-walled structure, where Pocahontas married John Rolfe in 1614, was "the first major English church building in North America."
BgoRy TIL that from the 13th to the 18th centuries, animals across Europe were tried for numerous alleged crimes. In 1750, a French donkey was acquitted of bestiality after the local priest testified to her good character. Her owner was executed, but the donkey was pardoned.
6Eg0Y TIL almost all the stones/rocks used in the sport Curling is from the small uninhabited Scottish island, Ailsa Craig. The only other source of the stones is a quarry in Wales.
gMwwA TIL there’s a protein made by placenta cells called syncytin which aids in the attachment of the placenta to the uterine wall, making it essential for nutrients to get to the developing fetus. The gene that codes for the protein actually came from a virus millions of years ago.
oBm1L TIL that the character Oscar the Grouch has gone on record as being a Canadian, though he tries to keep his Canadian identity a secret, because he doesn't want people to like him.