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Today I learned that the final words of King George VI were “God Damn You”, said to the nurse who had administered him a sedative.

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Z875G TIL that between 1974 and 1984 a pro-paedophile activist group called the Paedophile Information Exchange campaigned openly in the UK to abolish the age of consent and even spoke on national television about their views on sexual contact with underage children
6ljl TIL that residents of the village of Shitterton in England grew so tired of people stealing a sign with the village name on it they replaced it with a 1.5 tonne block of stone with the village name inscribed upon it.
9gQp TIL of Helga Estby, who walked across America in 1896 to win $10,000 to save her family’s farm. When she arrived in NYC, the sponsor refused to pay out. She returned to her home to find that two of her children had died during her trip. She then lost the home.
9YWdB TIL According to historians specializing in ancient Egypt, women wore red lipstick to announce that they were willing to give oral and that they were good at it.
OoK0R TIL Alan Rickman's signature sound was the result of a speech impediment when he could not move his lower jaw properly as a child.