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TIL Shrapnel is named after a person.

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neMDY TIL Four year old Wilhelm II attended the wedding of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark. Wilhelm was in the care of his uncle Prince Alfred. Alfred asked Wilhelm to be quiet and the child threatened to stab his uncle with a dirk. A conflict occured and Wilhelm bit his uncle on the leg.
Y7gwZ TIL 80% of Americans and one-third of humanity can’t see the milky way at night
nQMB TIL Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a real bear, Winnipeg who lived in the London Zoo 1915-1935
nbwW TIL that Tyler, the Creator and Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) were on an episode of ‘the Regular show’.
ANMmB TIL that when returning from space, the Space Shuttle made not one but two sonic booms due to its length, and that most supersonic planes have two, they are just too close together to differentiate by ear.