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TIL that a man in India claims to be the heir to the French throne

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Zp8mY TIL the average life expectancy for someone with Down’s syndrome was 25 years old in 1983 and today the average is 60 years old.
X0nmj TIL there is a legal precedent for the term “bottom bitch”
Wko7B TIL: Magic Johnson retired before the 1991-1992 NBA Season after announcing he was HIV+, but fans voted him into the 1992 All-Star Game anyway, for which he returned and won MVP.
KaDQ TIL because, 30 years after the meltdown, radiation makes farming and forestry too dangerous in the area, Ukraine is working on plans to turn the Chernobyl zone into a massive solar farm.
PYndE TIL soap operas get their name from radio series sponsored by soap manufacturers during the Great Depression aimed primarily for housewives working alone at home.