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TIL that Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company for it to be used in the role of Yorick in their production of Hamlet. David Tennant was the first person to use the skull in the role in 2008, over 25 years after Tchaikowsky’s death.

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oBjeE TIL: After the $4 "Stella" coin was rejected by Congress the already minted coins were sold to Congressmen at cost. This later became a source of scandal when a number of them ended up as jewelry pieces adorning the necks of madams operating some of Washington's most infamous brothels.
9YdLp TIL of Pēteris Lapainis. A soldier who served in Russian imperial army, Soviet armed forces, Latvian army and German military. He fought in both world wars and received multiple high-ranking awards from each army he served. After second world war he spent 20 years in Soviet captivity.
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