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TIL Queen Elizabeth II of England is “addicted” to playing the Wii and has her own specially made gold-plated console.

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JYnd4 TIL A study found that companies with leaders who show "psychopathic characteristics" destroy shareholder value, tending to have poor future returns on equity. Workplace psychopaths maintain multiple personas throughout the office, presenting each colleague with a different version of themselves.
OoYN7 TIL that Shirley Temple hated Shirley Temples
8eryZ TIL that Thomas Jefferson's tombstone was removed at the request of his family and replaced by a larger replica because visitors were chipping off pieces for souvenirs. The original tombstone is at the University of Missouri, in Columbia.
YpxVW TIL that Illusory truth effect is a tendency to believe that a statement is true if it is easier to process, or if it has been stated multiple times, regardless of its actual veracity. The illusory truth effect plays a significant role in election campaigns, advertising, news, and propaganda.
6EL9Y TIL space smells like burnt steak. Astronauts have also reported space to smell metallic, or like gunpowder. Others have hypothesized that it could smell like raspberries.