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TIL there are 13 secret green shelters built in 1875 dotted around London that only cab drivers can enter.

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grMO9 TIL By skillful shmoozing(diplomacy), Benjamin Franklin managed to convince the French Court and King Louis XVI to massively support the American Revolution create a Republic; which, in turn virtually bankrupted France and helped lead to the French Revolution....and Louis' demise.
BggvD TIL that the most requested funeral song in England is by Monty Python.
P1mKZ TIL there are funeral services for animals, and you can choose whether you want the Christian or Buddhism style of the funeral
M7LPm TIL of the novel "The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century". Written in 1827, it is the first English story to feature a reanimated mummy. Notably, it is science fiction, not horror, taking place in the year 2126 with the Pharaoh Cheops returning and giving political and life advice to people.
jNlpQ TIL that Emmy Noether, one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, described her doctoral thesis as "crap", despite it being well received