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The 1386 Treaty of Windsor was a mutual defence pledge between Portugal and England and is the world’s oldest diplomatic alliance still in force.

The treaty was strengthened over centuries by various marriages between the royal families of Portugal and England.

#FactOfTheDay #Portugal #England

On 3 December 1992, engineer Neil Papworth sent the world’s first SMS text message, to Vodafone director Richard Jarvis.

While at the office Christmas party, Jarvis’ Orbitel 901 handset received the “Merry Christmas” SMS sent from a computer by test engineer Papworth.

#FactOfTheDay #SMS #Tech

In 2014, Spain announced a new law granting citizenship to descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled in the 15th century.

The 1492 ‘Alhambra Decree’ had forced Jews to convert to Christianity or be expelled. The 2014 move acknowledged the historical injustice.

#FactOfTheDay #Jews #AlhambraDecree

The existence of the UK’s foreign intelligence service ‘MI6’ was a secret for almost a century.

Now MI6 has a website, a Wikipedia page, its HQ featured in James Bond films, and the organisation runs recruitment advertising campaigns.

#FactOfTheDay #MI6 #UK

The existence of the UK’s foreign intelligence service ‘MI6’ was a secret for almost a century.

Now MI6 has a website, a Wikipedia page, its HQ featured in James Bond films, and the organisation runs recruitment advertising campaigns.

#FactOfTheDay #MI6 #UK

The existence of the UK’s foreign intelligence service ‘MI6’ was a secret for almost a century.

Now MI6 has a website, a Wikipedia page, its HQ featured in James Bond films, and the organisation runs recruitment advertising campaigns.

#FactOfTheDay #MI6 #UK

King Arthur might be Britain’s best known monarch but he most likely never existed.

The earliest writings about him date from 300 years after he is supposed to have lived, and most historians do not consider him a historical figure.

#FactOfTheDay #KingArthur #History

#FactOfTheDay: Licensed childcare spaces were available to only a quarter of California children with parents in the workforce.

Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/99/child-care-availability/table#fmt=262&loc=2,127,1657,331,1761,171,2168,345,357,324,369,362,360,2076,364,356,217,354,1663,339,2169,365,343,367,344,366,368,265,349,361,4,273,59,370,326,341,338,350,2145,359,363,340&tf=141&ch=1247,1248&sortColumnId=0&sortType=asc

#Childcare #PreK #WorkingFamilies #WorkingParents #WorkingMoms #WorkingDads #Preschool #Daycare

(Photo is of children in a preschool classroom. Photo credit: CDC via UnSplash.)

#FactOfTheDay: Among California students enrolled in special education in 2020, 15.6% were enrolled for autism. Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/96/special-education-disability/bar#fmt=246&loc=2&tf=110&pdist=23&ch=206,208,209,1415,1599,212,211,214,216,217,218,213,215&sort=loc

#StudentData #SpecialEducation @edutooters

#FactOfTheDay: Calveras County has the highest percentage of special education enrollment in California at 19.1%.
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/95/special-education/map#loct=3&fmt=1146&tf=110&center=-13325098.893387,4509031.392449&zoom=1

#StudentData #SpecialEducation @edutooters

#FactOfTheDay: In 2020, 13% of California students were enrolled in special education.
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/95/special-education/map#loct=3&fmt=1146&tf=110&center=-13325098.893387,4509031.392449&zoom=1

#StudentData #SpecialEducation @edutooters

#FactOfTheDay: In 2021, 6,002,393 students were enrolled in California public schools.
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/558/school-enrollment/map#loct=3&fmt=749&tf=141&center=-13325098.893387,4509031.392449&zoom=1

#StudentData @edutooters