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TIL that shortly before or after the armistice of World War I, all 22 monarchs of the German Empire abdicated or stepped down

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MeX98 TIL Yves Volel was Anderson Cooper’s math teacher. Volel was a Haitian activist and political leader who fled Haiti in '65 and became a U.S. math teacher. When he returned to Haiti to run for president in ’87, he was assassinated.
vPYNx TIL that the technology for cleaner, healthier gas stoves has been around for decades. But appliance makers aren’t offering them because they don’t have the signature “blue flame”.
jNPpv TIL that surgeons were able to drain all the blood from a patient in order to remove clot from the arterie, and keep him alive for 20 minutes by reducing his temperature to 20 degrees celcius.
ew06 TIL that actor Erik Stolhanske, notable from his role as Officer ‘Rabbit’ in Super Troopers, was featured in the original P90X workout videos…despite being born with only one leg.
ANPM7 TIL Vince Carter was traded by the Golden State Warriors twice and traded for Chris Webber twice before ever playing a game in the NBA.