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TIL Each silk strand in a corn on the cob connects to an individual kernel of corn.

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DQpXv TIL Napoleon III was titled "Prince-President" from 1848 to 1852, when he became Emperor
0o4N TIL that for 6 years a security guard at the company that did McDonald’s marketing and promotions stole game pieces worth $24 Million, netting $1 Million in kickbacks for himself as he could not redeem prizes himself.
5jb8 TIL There are married Roman Catholic priests; there are about 80. In almost all the cases, the priests were married before they joined the Catholic church. Once they converted to Catholicism, they remained married and their vows are recognized by the Vatican.
5Yl1R TIL 1897, a ghost’s testimony was admitted as evidence to a United States Superior Court trial that resulted in a conviction. Edward Shue was accused of killing his wife, Zona Shue, and four weeks later her ghost appeared before her mother with post mortem statements that detailed Edward’s crime.
E1RZ7 TIL the cast of Top Gear was once violently attacked by an angry mob because the locals were offended by the license plate on one of their cars.