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TIL during a show for the Royalty of Great Britain the Spice Girls breached royal protocol when two of the group's members planted kisses on Prince Charles' cheeks and pinched his bottom.

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Z8pJa TIL Babies were born without bones in the Marshall Islands following the testing of nuclear bombs by the United States in the 1950's
negpr TIL that Bismarck was shot twice as he walked in Berlin, then turned around to confront his attacker and was shot three more times. The would-be assassin was aprehended and Bismarck continued his day as if nothing had happened: three bullets had grazed him, and two had simply bounced off his ribcage
5YxXr TIL that legendary stand up comedian Lenny Bruce pretended to be gay to get out of service after four invasions in the Pacific in 1945, after 30 months of service. Bruce got his Undesirable Discharge papers 3 weeks after confessing to a navy doctor... He was the inpiration for Crpl. Klinger in MASH.
WeYA TIL - In 1997, nearly five million bits of ironically “ocean themed” Lego fell into the sea when a huge wave hit a container ship. This sprung up collector groups and the most treasured rare item is the black octopus.
nW5OP TIL about the Weissenberg effect: when you stir certain unusual liquids, they sometimes climb up the stirring rod instead of being pushed outward. This strange behavior happens with some non-Newtonian fluids (liquids that don't flow like water) and is used in some manufacturing processes.