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TIL that King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia is the only ruling monarch in the world to be fluent in Czech.

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YpL8Z TIL: There are still monuments in Colfax Louisiana memorializing 3 white men killed in the process of slaughtering 180 freed blacks in 1873.
m1N9R TIL that McDonald's french fries have milk in them
KYm8J TIL Chester (UK) does not have a west facing clock, due to it facing wales. So they literally would not give Wales the time of day
XE7P8 TIL in 1900 three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared from the lighthouse on Eilian Mor, an island north of Scotland. Their logbook indicated they were frightened by a storm that hit on December 12th, but all other reports in the area stated the weather was clear that day
p89db TIL the band Blink-182 incorporated under the name “Poo Poo Butt, LLC.” because of how funny it would be to have their accountants, managers and attorneys having to say that over the phone every day.