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TIL: King Zog I of Albania, had 600 blood feuds; survived 55 assassination attempts, had shot back at his assassins; smoked 200 cigarettes a day; escaped from France with help from Ian Fleming.

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4XV45 TIL that the late Rick Jolly, a British Army surgeon in the Falklands conflict, saved every life under his care, both British and Argentine. He was the only man decorated by both Britain and Argentina for his services in the war.
4rZo TIL the Voltaire quote co-opted by the far-right movement, “to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise” is actually a false quote attributed to Voltaire, and was likely first used by White Supremacist Kevin Strom in 1993, 215 years after Voltaire’s death.
5YBDk TIL Chinese author Ding Ling wrote a short story called "Miss Sophia's Diary" in 1927. Much of the diary concerns Miss Sophia's romantic attraction and sexual desire, and even reveals her bisexuality. The story is considered a landmark in the evolving role of women in China during the Republican era
aP90 TIL Carrie Fisher was addicted to cocaine AND survived an overdose during the filming of The Empire Strikes Back.
eEYJ TIL that between 2007 and 2010, when driving around, Google’s Street View cars hijacked peoples personal wireless signals, collecting emails, text messages, internet browsing histories and other personal information, in the US, UK, France and the Netherlands.