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TIL Queen Elizabeth II and her husband were third cousins, both descended from Queen Victoria

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4DJo TIL Bowhead whales may be the world’s longest lived mammal. In 2007, a 15m (49ft) specimen was discovered with the head of a harpoon embedded in its neck. The 3.5-inch (89 mm) projectile was manufactured in New Bedford, Massachusetts around 1890, suggesting the animal survived a hunt a century ago.
yW6a TIL In England and Wales it’s legal to consume alcohol on private premises from the age of 5.
E1DrX TIL one of the oldest statues in Bern, Switzerland is of a guy eating babies, and nobody really knows why it’s there.
wEQP TIL that early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
1A6W TIL Blackjack hall of famers get free room and board at Barona Casino, so long as they promise not to play the blackjack tables.