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TIL that Cops is the longest running Reality TV show ever. It started due to a Writers Guild of America strike.

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W61B TIL After the Battle of Waterloo, Nathan Rothschild received the news that the British won against Napoleon 1 day before the British. He cornered the market on bonds and they day the news was divulged, he sold all the bonds he bought to make over a 40% profit making him the richest man in England.
5V9Z8 TIL that in 1726, an Englishwoman from Surrey tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits
jNDxv TIL the Draugr is an undead creature from Scandinavian saga literature and folktale. Living in their graves or royal palaces, often guarding treasure buried with them; they have magical abilities resembling those of living witches and wizards, such as shape-shifting and controlling the weather.
6RK8 TIL A WWII messenger pigeon named GI Joe was awarded a bravery medal for “Making the 20 mile flight from British 10th Army HQ, in the same number of minutes … just in time to save the lives of at least 100 Allied soldiers” 31 other pigeons have been awarded for bravery during service.
69dk8 TIL the first railroad fatality was William Huskisson, who crossed tracks to shake hands with the Duke of Wellington