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TIL That Pearl Jam Doesn’t even know the lyrics to Yellow Ledbetter

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69BGY TIL That a small cache of Roman coins were found in a ruined castle on Okinawa, Japan during an archaeological excavation in 2016, marking the first time Roman coins were found on the Japanese Islands. The coins depicted Emperor Constantine the Great, who ruled from 306 to 337 AD.
Pm4V TIL the purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to gain support of the monarchies of France and Spain, who would not support a rebellion against a legitimate monarchy (England), but they would support America as an independent nation.
waeP TIL Lacrosse, as originally played by Native Americans, fielded teams from 100 to 1,000 men, with goals 500 yards to 6 miles apart, with games lasting several days, played sunup to sundown. These games tended to become huge mobs of players swarming the ball and slowly moving it across the field.
vaWj TIL the Apollo 11 mission spacecraft was off course 97.5% of the time
WkGwA TIL about United States of Greater Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand plan for federalization of his empire