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TIL Sweden is a monarchy with a current living king

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K0gJ TIL in 1800s in Wyoming, cattle barons hired killers to kill small settlers, when sheriff posse cornered them, the US President ordered the 6 th cavlary to rescue the trapped killers from law enforcement.
49ga TIL The first color broadcast was in 1958 when a TV presenter pushed a button to change black and white into color for President Eisenhower’s speech
VOGZ TIL that an artist designed a euthanasia roller coaster to take people’s lives “with elegance and euphoria”.
xVAX0 TIL Robert Downey Junior went blackface for most of Tropic Thunder, but the movie was mostly criticised by Disability advocates for the alleged offensive treatment of individuals with mental disabilities throughout the film.
E1W0x TIL that dog obesity is positively correlated with owner obesity. This effect is only seen in dogs and not cats. The study suggests that this correlation can be attributed to obese owners walking their dogs less. No explanation other than neutering is given for the variation in weight among cats.