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TIL of Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, the eldest daughter of Wilhem, German Crown Prince, and Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.She was born with Down Syndrome, however, unlike other royal children with special needs, she was not hidden away and appeared in family photographs and at special events.

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RBO4 TIL the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building was originally designed as a zepplin mooring station, complete with mooring mast, control tower room and passenger waiting room. Unforeseen currents caused by updraft from the building itself made it unusable, with only one zeppelin ever using it.
p8Q4G TIL Tom Holland, who played the eponymous character in Spider-Man: Homecoming, actually attended The Bronx High School of Science, which Peter Parker's school was based on, for a few days to prepare for his role as Spider-Man.
ADWX4 TIL During WWII, the German army used a radar system called Wotan. The British scientist R.V. Jones figured out how the system worked by assuming that it used a single beam based on the fact that the Germanic god Wotan had only one eye.
nWGXo TIL The Prohibition Party, who advocated for the banning of alcohol in the 1920s, is still active, making them the oldest active third party in American history.
144D TIL Ernesto Miranda, well known for the Supreme Court case establishing “Miranda Rights”, was stabbed to death 10 years later by a man who exercised those rights and was never charged with the murder.