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TIL that Freddie Mercury used to sneak Princess Diana into gay bars disguised as a man, and once brought her to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, which is still a highlight of the London gay scene today.

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5bpn TIL that due to a requirement for official Welsh road signs to be bilingual, Swansea council installed a sign barring heavy lorries. It wasn’t realized until long after that the Welsh actually read, “I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated”.
NXQYQ TIL that Bulldog ant (Myrmecia pyriformis) is the most dangerous ant. The venom from these ants is among the most toxic in the insect world.
BgeLd TIL that Galileo’s telescope discoveries supported heliocentrism—the idea that Earth orbits the Sun. In 1633, he was tried by the Inquisition for his findings and spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
l7evr TIL that the band Hanson released a beer called Mmmhops and has their own beer company.
NXZ0e TIL about Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian marathon runner. He not only set a new Guinness world record on 2 occasions (at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics) but is also the current record holder for Fastest Barefoot Marathon run.