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TIL that the University of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire, having opened its doors to students in 1096

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5YZoB TIL nobody really knows how nukes would be launched by the UK. The PM holds the sole power to launch a nuke. However, constitutionally, they should discuss the decision with the cabinet first. They should also discuss it with the monarch, due to the monarch being the head of the armed forces.
8epnb TIL Murder, Inc. was a 1930s-1940s organized crime group responsible for an estimated 400-1,000 contract killings, serving as the enforcement arm for the National Crime Syndicate, until key members turned informants, leading to its eventual dismantling.
X0oDP TIL of an annual celebration in a town in Colorado called Frozen Dead Guy Days. It loosely celebrates the frozen body of a deceased Norwegian grandfather
NpdP TIL: Dorothy Kilgallen died under mysterious circumstances in 1965. She started reporting on UFOs in the 50’s, was extremely critical of the US government, and interviewed Jack Ruby in private, claiming to be “about to blow the JFK case sky high.”
Z8dWo TIL there is a factory in Iran that makes US, British, and Israeli flags purely for burning.