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TIL Hans Zimmer composed the Skylanders theme

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p8bd4 TIL The worlds oldest football was discovered behind panelling in the Queens Chamber within Stirling Castle, Scotland and is believed to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots around the 1540’s.
wLoMM TIL China once purchased a Boeing 767 intended to become a kind of Chinese Air Force One – only to discover it was bugged.
D1vxY TIL that through his mother, Abraham Lincoln is related to Tom Hanks, George Clooney, and Camille Cosby
X0pNQ TIL of Sweating Sickness. A mysterious illness that has only been recorded in England between 1485 and 1551 and seemed to affect almost exclusively wealthy men in their 30’s and 40’s. Death would usually occur mere hours after the onset of symptoms. It is unknown what it was.
p8jYb TIL many versions of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby are headed by the Vonnegut quote "Verdict: Excellent book by a genius". However, these editions remove the last words of the quote, which is "Excellent book by a genius who will do anything to get attention".