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TIL The Emperor of Japan is the only remaining monarch in the world with the tittle ‘Emperor’

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69XXZ TIL despite Henry VIII's difficulties to produce a heir, he had several illegitimate children and only acknowledged one.
Med0A TIL In 2002, Yoko Ono bought John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool & donated it to the National Trust to save it from further demolition and property speculators, restoring it to its 1950s appearance and opening it up to the public.
0d71R TIL unsolved murders aren't an occasional thing in the US, only around half of murders were solved in the past few years (even fewer are solved in some big cities)
ErEX TIL A South Korean Samsung worker committed suicide on Oct 2013 in protest against poverty wages and harsh working conditions. Choi was struggling to keep his family fed and was skipping meals to keep up with his hectic workload, which began at 7am and ended at 9pm EACH day.
R7Qj TIL more people have orbited around the moon (24) than have pitched a perfect game (23)