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TIL: Why George Washington's Statue in London Doesn't Touch British Soil

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Z80JD TIL Ancient Sumeria elected 'Substitute Kings' during eclipses to protect the king from a prophecy of death. Once a real king, 'Erra-imitti' suddenly died while eating hot porridge and his substitute, 'Enlil-bani' formerly a random gardener, stayed king for 24 years.
EOyd TIL the Disney character Minnie Mouse’s name is short for Minerva Mouse
d8P4r TIL In most countries, being born there does not automatically grant you citizenship
5ZMP TIL Elvis once handed Alice Cooper one of his guns and asked him to point it at him to show off his karate skills. Cooper later said that he genuinely wanted to pull the trigger to do something legendary with his life, but Elvis knocked the gun out of his hand and pinned him before he could fire.
rN5ro TIL the amount spent on basic track maintenance and other safety measures has been falling in India. Less money was being allocated for track renewal work and officials had not even spent the full amount set aside.