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TIL a monarch’s suicide was an essential stepping stone for preparing the world stage for the event that would mark the start of WW1.

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N7766 TIL Shel Silverstein wrote for Playboy, and published books of adult "erotica," in his unique style. I discovered this from a random purchase in a used book store, picking up "Different Dances." Album pics in the comments.
78oxp TIL; The price of a Coca-Cola was 5 cents - for over 70 years.
N7KKJ TIL Eric Idle, of Monty Python, wrote a science fiction novel about a robot trying to understand human comedy.
5Y4v9 TIL that The Sopranos and Goodfellas shared 27 different actors
yQjEp TIL Barbie was based on a 1940's comic strip about a buxom gold digging escort named Lili. Mattel copied the design from a adult novelty toy version of the character.