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TIL New Zealand has an official Wizard appointed by the prime minister.

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aw0mb TIL of super recognisers, people with the ability to recognise faces much strongly than normal people, 80% more! Scotland Yard have a squad of 200 of these types of people.
KOXxB TIL sax player (and Keith Richards' best friend) was fired from the Rolling Stones 1973 tour after being found in a bath tub filled with Dom Perignon champagne. Because the cost of the champagne was deducted from his pay and he made no money for the tour.
6Bbm TIL that Theodore Roosevelt, in order to prevent war with Japan after post Russo War negotiation fallouts, showcased the American Navy around the world as a display of America’s firepower. Upon its arrival Japanese schoolchildren waved American flags
a04o TIL the second person ever to go down Niagra Falls in a barrel survived the feat. Later, he tripped on an orange peel and died.
rNmxW TIL about promession, an unapproved green alternative to embalming where human remains are frozen, vibrated into dust, then freeze-dried.