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TIL that the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World all existed at the same time for a period of only 60 years.

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wonB6 TIL the "Three Lions" on the England football shirt and Royal Banner of England originate in a French royal dynasty, the Plantagenets. Under this dynasty, the Magna Carta was enacted and the Hundred Year's War started, when Richard III declared himself heir to the throne of France.
J1KNk TIL that in 2018 fast food chain Sonic added a limited time Pickle Juice Slushie to their menu. In 2022 Sonic brought it back for 3 weeks, because many people on social media asked them to bring it back.
4kXQg TIL that, on October 30, 1939, just under two months into World War II, a German U-boat submarine fired three torpedoes at the ship carrying soon-to-be Prime Minister Winston Churchill, but none of them exploded. Commander Wilhelm Zahn became known as "The Man Who Almost Killed Churchill".
EgQrX TIL: About the most remote permanent settlement on earth: Edinburgh of The 7 Seas
7Ngr TIL that future anchorman Dan Rather was standing 30 yards from the grassy knoll during the Kennedy assassination