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TIL Jamaica was the first part of the British Empire to emancipate Jews, granting them full equal rights, eventually leading to their emancipation across the empire

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x6On1 TIL that in 2002, Australia won its first-ever winter Olympic gold medal. It happened during the 1000m short track speed skating event, when over the course of the race all the competitors crashed, except for Australian Steven Bradbury.
wEn8 TIL that Jon Bon Jovi has a community restaurant that has no prices listed for the food - you pay for it if you can afford to, or volunteer in the kitchen in exchange for meals.
grBV4 TIL that people seeking a Mediterranean climate in the US can find it in: most of California, southwestern Oregon, part of Washington, and a portion of northeastern Nevada. This climate type is characterized by dry summers and warm, wet winters.
VVnp TIL Carl Sagan sued Apple Computer in 1994. Apple used ‘Carl Sagan’ as an internal code for the Power Macintosh 7100. Apple lost and renamed it 'BHA’, for Butt Head Astronomer. Sagan sued again, and lost.
78Oxx TIL Canon Cameras got its name from an all seeing Japanese goddess of mercy named Kannon.