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TIL that the Emperors of Japan are considered to be direct descendants of the sun goddess Amaterasu

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wve6 TIL a lost report on Christopher Columbus from c.1500 came to light in 2006 accusing him of tyranny, torture, mutilation and parading native women naked through the streets and selling them into slavery.Columbus was imprisoned on his return to Spain.
m1lQE TIL the end credits for The LEGO Movie were made in real stop-motion style, and those 3 minutes of content took 3 full time animators two months to create.
1xy7 TIL King Arthur had a brother called Madawg
rLVw TIL that the “Red Zone” in France, where some of the most intense combat from WW1 took place, is utterly uninhabitable. Countless undetonated chemical weapons and explosives riddle the earth which, along with the tons of human remains, have rendered the soil and water highly toxic.
D1ajr TIL Abba turned down a $1 billion offer to reunite