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TIL that a company providing IP geolocation data assigned 300 million IP addresses to a rural Kansas farmhouse. This led to countless visits by police trying to find missing people, hackers, identity fraudsters and stolen cars.

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LB4V TIL that chimney sweeps are considered a ‘good omen’ at a wedding. When King George III was on his way to the church for his wedding, he lost control to his horse and carriage. The only person brave enough to stop it was a chimney sweep. Chimney sweeps were then to be respected under Royal decree.
rRbMW TIL that stray dogs in Russia have taught themselves to use subway to commute from one stop to another in search of food. This gives a peek into their evolution side, where they are getting smarter everyday because of the strive to survive in the unnatural environment cities provide.
d8wbj TIL that whenever Queen Elizabeth is talking with someone, she uses her handbag to signal coded messages to her staff to indicate how the conversation is going.
Ejp0 TIL That on 12th September 2001, the day after 9/11, The Queen ordered her Royal Guards to break protocol and play the USA’s National Anthem for stranded Americans in London
p8m1N TIL the most valuable heist in Canadian history involved 3000 tons of maple syrup worth $18.7 million