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TIL Prince Charles has been first in line as heir to the throne for 64 years and counting.

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4kvmo TIL Whamageddon - a game played during the 24 days before Christmas in which players try to go from 1 - 24 December without hearing "Last Christmas" by Wham!
749Z TIL Professor Xavier(X-Men) has a son named Legion who has over 200 multiple personalities and each personality has a different superpower
wL4A1 TIL That the Danish city Aarhus changed its name to Århus in 1948 because it was thought to be progressive. In 2010 it was changed back to Aarhus to strengthen the international profile of the city.
0wvaN TIL that Cobalt was named after Kobolds, the goblin like creatures said to inhabit mines.
JR58 TIL Henry Paget, Cavalry commander at the Battle of Waterloo had his leg blown off by a cannon ball. When it happened he shouted to the Duke of Wellington “By God, sir, I’ve lost my leg!” — to which Wellington replied, “By God, sir, so you have!”