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TIL - The name of the last Inca king was Tupac

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OobBe TIL about John Deydras, a man who claimed to be the true son of Edward I. After being put on trial, Deydras accused of being misled by his devil-possessed cat. Both he and his cat were subsequently hanged.
neRBW TIL Mississippi, the poorest state, has 33,792 millionaires and 12 billionaires.
banQ TIL In Medieval Times, red hair was associated with moral degradation and promiscuity. Redheads were regarded as werewolves, vampires and witches. The Spanish Inquisition singled them out for persecution, believing their hair to be a sure sign that they stole the fires of hell
raD4 TIL that when you run at night, you run faster because you primally sense your environment using your proprioception instead of with your eyes
m1bVy TIL that ray spiders anchor their web with an extra thread attached to the center. By flicking tension on the anchor line with four of their legs, these spiders can fire their entire web like a bowstring, accelerating over 50 g to snatch passing insects out of the air in less than 1/100 of a second.