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TIL that people in Hartlepool, England ???????????????????????????? once hanged a monkey in the belief he was a spy.

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WkeNL TIL there are 7 days in a week thanks to the Babylonians, who lived in modern-day Iraq. As keen observers of the heavens, the Babylonians adopted 7 days because they observed 7 celestial bodies — the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
GYr7g TIL the Emperor Tamarin got its name for its resemblance to German emperor Wilhelm II
VBlbG TIL the Olympics used to include medals for Art
E1onp TIL that Phil Hartman (Simpsons, Jingle all the Way) was, before his untimely-death, developing a live action movie for his beloved Simpsons character Troy McCLure. You might remember him from such educational videos as "Lead Paint: Delicious but Deadly" and "Here Comes the Metric System!"
xarb TIL Homes in Israel are required by law to have a security room built to resist projectiles and chemical weapons