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TIL despite Henry VIII's difficulties to produce a heir, he had several illegitimate children and only acknowledged one.

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GY691 TIL in the Siege of Bastogne in 1944, the Germans sent a letter offering surrender. The US commander's response was "To the German Commander: NUTS! The American Commander". This was translated by the US interpreter as "Go to hell".
mxebR TIL of an Afghan commander who surrendered himself after demanding the reward of $100 for his arrest, as advertised on Wanted posters. Nato officials and Afghan troops were baffled as to why he gave himself up.
9Z77 TIL that a mild electric shock to a persons brain can improve their maths skills for up to six months. This could help treat the nearly 20 percent of the population with moderate to severe dyscalculia (math disability).
0dJPL TIL INTERLINGUA is an auxiliary language that every Romance language (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Romanian) speaker can easily understand without ever studying, thanks to these languages' common Latin roots.
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