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TIL that in 2001, Ed Toutant lost “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” due to an error in a question. When this was discovered, he was invited back on and ended up winning $1.86 million.

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xV0og TIL of Vittorio Emanuele, son of the last King of Italy. He was banned from entering Italy until 2002 when he renounced all claim to the throne. Controversially he has also been tried on charges of murder, criminal association, racketeering, conspiracy, corruption and exploitation of prostitution.
yKV8 TIL “She Bop” by Cyndi Lauper was a song about masturbation. Initially she wanted children to hear and be inspired to dance, but get the meaning when they were much older. In 1984 the album had a parental advisory label for content.
mEPy TIL only one of the 40,000 American soldiers who deserted during World War II was punished by execution
L1Xr TIL in 1938 a revolver-camera was invented to take a picture just as the trigger was pulled.
OPrR TIL that Mata Hari, courtesan and double agent, refused a blindfold and blew a kiss to the French firing squad that executed her on this day in 1917.