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TIL that after Camilla Parker Bowles married Prince Charles, the Queen changed the rules of protocol so that her children and grandchildren don't have to bow/curtsy to Camilla if Charles is not present

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RxQQ TIL a group of firefighters buried themselves to survive a dangerous wildfire, then adopted a black bear cub who also survived and making him the real “Smokey the Bear.”
oGR7 TIL that Leonardo da Vinci created plans for a “mechanized knight,” - a robot-like creation reliant on a system of pulleys. When these plans were found almost 500 years later and built according to Leonardo’s specifications, the design worked perfectly.
neAeb TIL One study found that job seekers are more likely to be hired if they wear glasses to their interview. Several studies have shown that people who wear glasses are typically perceived as more intelligent, more competent, and more industrious than those without spectacles
oeJA TIL that in 1941, a British physicist guessed the major technical specifications of a Nazi bomber radio guidance system based solely on its code name, “Wotan”, and created effective countermeasures before it was even deployed.