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TIL when Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated the throne in 1918, Einstein wrote in his journal “[Lecture] cancelled due to revolution."

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R5WNw TIL Frank Hayes, a jockey, died of a heart attack during his final horse race but still won. Unexpectedly, he suffered the attack mid-race, yet his body remained on the horse, crossing the finish line first. Sadly, it was his first and only win throughout his racing career.
0Ogp TIL there is a relationship between pedophilia and lower IQ
erM5 TIL: thanks to how large he’s become over the years - the Godzilla from the 2014 film would produce 12,921,400 gallons of urine per day.
rRbZ4 TIL that for two thousand years the pyramids were the worlds tallest structures. Until Lincoln Cathederal
Wkrg9 TIL about a Horror themed Japanese Anime series called Ghost Stories that was not well received in Japan and when it was dubbed over in English the voice acting cast were given free rein to say whatever they wanted. This led to the entire series becoming a Dark Comedy rather than Horror.