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kOGed TIL all Presidents of the United States (except for Van Buren) are descendants of King John of England.
7rQQM TIL that Issac Newton had no sense of humor. Newton is reported to have laughed precisely once in his life – when a friend asked him what use he saw in Euclid's Elements.
6EQgJ TIL Maximilien Robespierre tried to shoot himself in the head but only managed to shatter his lower jaw, when he was being led to the guillotine the executioner took off the bandage that held his jaw in place, leading him to produce an agonized scream until the fall of the blade silenced him.