› added 5 years ago

611

TIL When Charles II died he had no legitimate heirs, but he did have several illegitimate children. Two of those children were ancestors of Princess Diana, so when William becomes king, he will be the first descendant of Charles II to take the throne.

Read more unofficialroyalty.com

via reddit.com

kOgp7 TIL that we are travelling at around 2.1 million kilometres per hour through space
4XOXX TIL John Madden receives $2-3 million every year for lending his name to EA's Madden video game franchise
a8GA TIL that phone numbers are seven digits because that was once thought to be about the limit of the brain’s working memory
Zp08B TIL in 1967, The Doors scored their first #1 hit with "Light My Fire." Elektra Records’ founder Jac Holzman offered each member a gift; Jim Morrison picked a 1967 Ford Mustang, inspired by his hairstylist Jay Sebring. In 1969, Morrison mysteriously lost the Mustang, and its fate remains a mystery.
X05RX TIL NBA legend and Hall of Famer Jerry Lucas memorized 50 pages of the Manhattan White Pages as a party trick. Reportedly, in demonstrating this trick, Chess Champion Bobby Fisher would test Lucas's ability, and ended up astounded by this.