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TIL that Rudolf Hess was the sole inmate of an entire prison for over 20 years.

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JY5yj TIL Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI got married "by proxy". The wedding took place in Vienna, with Marie Antoinette's brother standing in for the groom at the altar. Louis was in France at the time
p8deb TIL about "lonely negatives," such as disgust, disheveled, inept and inert. These are words that, due to a prefix or suffix, appear as though they should have a positive root but none exists or it has vanished from usage.
1L8O TIL that a company called No More Woof is developing a device and software which monitors dogs’ brainwaves and translates mental states into English so that they can tell us how they’re feeling
eLXE TIL that anyone can earn the official title of ‘Lord’, 'Lady’ or 'Laird’ by buying a plot of Scottish land. This title can be used on official documents like driving licenses and credit cards
v18Ax TIL in the movie Full Metal Jacket, the actor that played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey) came up with 150 pages of insults on his own. Also the actor that originally was playing the role couldn't yell more than 30 minutes, but when Ermey stepped in and took over, his energy never let up.