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TIL that prior to 2015, there was a town in Spain called 'Kill The Jews' which was named as such to convince authorities of their loyalty during their Spanish inquisition

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b91Qj TIL All the Pandas in the world belong to China (even unborn ones)
MjV8 TIL of St Oran, a druid who was buried alive. When dug up later, he declared there was neither heaven nor hell in the afterlife, so he was buried again.
bMGZ TIL the first Canadian man put on trial for homosexuality was given a choice between the death penalty or becoming the permanent executioner. He chose to become the executioner.
wLOG6 TIL that when hooked up to a brain scanner, expert level meditators are in a constant gamma wave brain state. Most people only experience a few moments of gamma brain waves at times of great joy or accomplishment. When meditating on compassion their gamma levels jump 700-800%.
yVvKw TIL that astronauts have been allowed to vote from space since 1997