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TIL that all US astronauts since 2011 have to speak Russian.

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GrmG TIL when Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded, the executioner held her head aloft and said, “God save the Queen,” at which pointthe auburn tresses in his hand turned out to be a wig and the head fell to the ground, revealing that Mary had very short, grey hair.
j6x7j TIL: In 1991 parents gave their son this name "Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116" and said it was pronounced ”Albin”. This was because they had failed to register a previous name in time & they received a fine of roughly $740 and got their revenge by registering a 43-character name.
KBL9 TIL Public school districts receive the majority of their funding from property taxes, not from federal funding, which explains why schools from well of neighborhoods are well funded while schools in poor neighborhoods lack resources and funding.
MyLm TIL that in it’s run, almost every background character in Spongebob Squarepants has been given a name, some of them are even related.
oRL7 TIL the term “jaywalking” comes from the 1920s term “jay” which is slang for a person too stupid to get out of the way of cars or pedestrians