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TIL King Richard III's remains were discovered beneath a parking lot and, coincidentally, beneath a parking space marked with an "R" to indicate a reserved space.

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nWWJW TIL that Wheeler, Virginia is closer to the capital of 9 other states than it is to its own state capital
krKg TIL An 18-year-old man tried to eat his underwear in the hope that the cotton fabric would absorb alcohol before he took a breathalyzer test.
Bgr1W TIL The Sun Orbits the Center of the Milky Way, and It Takes 225-250 million years to do it once. The last time we were in the same position was during the Jurassic Period.
mJwE TIL: In 1989, Trump paid $85,000 for an ad pushing death penalty for 14 year old boy who was later exonerated of the crime. Even though proven innocent through DNA testing, Trump still refuses to apologize
x6JEB TIL there's a popular belief that successful startups are usually founded by young guys in their early 20s like Mark Zuckerberg. The average age of a successful startup founder is actually 45.