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Jews were banned from England for 350 years!

King Edward I of England issued an edict that expelled all Jews in 1290. Jews weren’t allowed in England for the rest of the Middle Ages. It wasn’t until 1656 that the edict was formally overturned. Prior to the expulsion, Jews were key to the English economy.

Usury was forbidden by the church, so many Christians did not go into any kind of lending business. This gave Jewish people a unique chance and revenue for business, becuse no one else would lend money. For right or wrong, they were labeled as extortionate moneylenders. The church and the general public grew to hate them. With time, the situation escalated and the king expelled them from the country.

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Asia Carrera is a member of Mensa!

Asia Carrera has starred in over 400 adult films. She’s a really smart girl, though. When she was growing up she studied piano and played at Carnegie Hall when she was 14. When she was 16, she taught English to others while in Japan. She was in the National Mathematics League and Spanish National Honors Society.

Her membership in Mensa got her a free ride to Rutgers where she double majored in business and Japanese. She attributes her career choice to her parents’ pressure for her to achieve academically. Asia has since retired from the adult film industry and has two children. Bruno Garcia

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Will Smith’s first name isn’t William, it's Willard!

Smith began his career as a rapper with mild success in the 80s. In the early 90s he starred in the hit show ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’.

He has been in numerous hit movies including ‘I, Robot’ and ‘I Am Legend.’ He turned down the role of Neo on ‘The Matrix’ to star in ‘Wild Wild West’ which was a flop film. Fourteen of the nineteen fiction films he has done grossed more than $100 million and four of his films have grossed over $500 million!

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In some parts of the world ants are used to close up wounds!

In both Africa and South America, large army ants are used as surgical sutures.

The wound is pulled together, and the ant grabs the edge of the wound with its mandible and locks it in place. Then, the body is cut off from the head of the ant. The head stays attached to the wound as a suture until the wound is healed.

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The 21 best moments from Game of Thrones S3E4

This week's episode was probably the best the show has ever put out. Check out the best moments from the episode. The last ones with Dany were the best!

The U.S. owns and operates 11 aircraft carriers, one more than the rest of the world combined!

An aircraft carrier is a navy base on water, basically. Aircrafts can take off from the ship making it possible to launch from anywhere in the world. Aircraft carriers are extremely expensive to build and important to protect.

Only 9 navies in the world have aircraft carriers and 6 of those 9 only possess one. There are 21 carriers active in the world at this time, with 11 of them belonging to the U.S.

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