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aNVZ TIL in 2014, the first name of Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine was finally revealed by LucasFilm. The Dark Lord of the Sith’s canonical first name is… “Sheev”.
PYNKn TIL about two faced "Janus" cats, named after Roman god who had two faces; one looking into the past, the other the future. They don't usually survive more than a day, but a 2 faced cat named Frank and Louie defied the odds and lived for 15yrs, even appearing in the Guinness World Records book 2006.
MeBZA TIL Nasa hires a chief sniffer to smell everything that sends to space...
MGMA TIL that, due to the Napoleonic Wars, the capital of Portugal was moved from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro for thirteen years.
mb8y TIL Fisherman Jose Salvador Alvarenga spent 438 days alone on a boat adrift at Sea