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TIL that in 1991, Princess Diana sat down for a series of secret interviews where she spoke honestly about her poor treatment by Prince Charles, her struggles with ED, and her PPD following the birth of Prince William, among other difficult subjects.

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4Xxpg TIL of the Tea-Horse-Road. During Imperial-era, the Chinese noticed that Tibetans prized tea so much, they would trade high-quality horses for tea-bricks. As they needed warhorses to fight nomads, the Chinese set up a government office to sell tea for Tibetan horses, creating the Tea-Horse Road.
d856B TIL about a bollock knife, widely used in the middle ages, named after the ahem decorative handle...
8a8NG TIL there's a fruit called "Miracle Berry" that, when eaten, causes your taste buds to not detect sour flavor for about half an hour, causing sour foods to taste sweet.
BggJK TIL of "ninja rocks," shards of spark plug ceramics. Harder than tempered glass, when thrown at car side windows they can easily cause those windows to shatter.
PNOG TIL a man known as the “town bully” in Skidmore, MO was shot twice and killed. There were 46 potential witnesses. No one was ever convicted.