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TIL that the day of the 1966 World Cup final, the Daily Mail newspaper wrote that “West Germany may beat us [England] at our national sport today, but that would be only fair. We beat them twice at theirs.” England won 4-2, its only World Cup victory.

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BDLD TIL when Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded, the first blow missed her neck and struck the back of her head. The second blow severed the neck, except for a bit of sinew which was cut by hand. When the executioner held her head aloft, the hair turned out to be a wig and the head fell to the ground.
dDkDj TIL that Kalawao County in Hawaii only has 82 residents. It was originally established as a place to isolate Hansen's Disease (leprosy) patients. It is only accessible by air or mule trail, and is governed by the Hawaii health department.
v15DK TIL that the legal definition of 'material damage' is, "physical impacts to private property caused by turkeys that are visible, persistent, and detrimental to the landowner or lessee's use of the private property."
aWvb TIL there was a plan to drain part of the North Sea (using dams) to increase the liveable area of Europe, and connect the British Isles to continental Europe
EgQYw TIL that the average human body temperature has actually fallen from 98.6F (37C) in 1860, to 97.5F (36.4C) in 2017