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TIL about John of Nottingham, a magician in the 14th century who plotted to assassinate Edward II and Hugh Despenser by using wax effigies.

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Br8Jb TIL that the owner of a brand name can lost their legal protection for it if people started using it as the common or generic name for a type of product or service. This is what happened to Cellophane, Escalator, Flip Phone, Frisbee, Hovercraft, Kerosene, Sellotape, Trampoline, and Videotape.
kvl7 TIL in 2005, a “To Catch a Predator” suspect was captured twice in one day, first at the undercover house, and then again less than 24 hours later at a McDonalds.
nWLBY TIL The Taiping Rebellion was lead by Hong Xiuquan, who believed he was the brother of Jesus Christ.
Me0jb TIL that the United States occupied Greenland during WWII to prevent it from being captured by the Nazis. After the war ended, they offered to buy it from Denmark for $100 million, but Denmark refused.
wLono TIL in Anthem, Arizona, there's a veterans monument where each year on Nov 11th (veterans day) at precisely 11:11am the sun shines on it perfectly to reveal the Great Seal of the United States