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TIL that Richard Pryor was Ludacris’ cousin

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0wAAj TIL the tomb of Louis XIV of France was ransacked during the French Revolution. By 1848, part of his mummified heart had fallen into the possession of the Archbishop of York. He showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who proceeded to eat it.
LkNlZ TIL that as a child, the "seven nation army" was how Jack White would mispronounce the Salvation Army.
p8R48 TIL A fan researched all the foods mentioned in Harry Potter and wrote "The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook" with over 150 recipes, featuring traditional British fare such as Yorkshire Pudding, Steak and Kidney Pudding, and Treacle Tarts
OoJWL TIL Tardigrades, or water bears, were filmed mating for the first time in 2016 by German researchers. The female lays eggs, the male gets into position (a process that can be several minutes); they engage in mutual stimulation till the male ejaculates his semen into the female's outer layer of skin.
pYapp TIL in 1986 the US Government released a music album featuring McGruff the Crime Dog in an effort to combat drug use