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TIL Julian Assange has been stuck in the Ecuadorian embassy longer than his maximum prison sentence would be, should he have been convicted in Sweden.

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X0ABX TIL King Louis XI plotted to kill a court astrologer who correctly predicted a death in his court fearing he'd done it himself. Before giving his guards the signal he asked if he knew when he'd die and the astrologer responded "I shall die just three days before your Majesty." He lived a full life.
7ZrP TIL that geologists have discovered a fault system that could make North America a much closer neighbor to Europe
Rkjj TIL that Ernest Hemingway grew paranoid and talked about FBI spying on him later in life. He was treated with electroshock. It was later revealed that he was in fact watched, and Edgard Hoover personally placed him under survelliance.
YpQ9Z TIL in 2012 the "average" car sold in the UK was a 5-year-old Vauxhall Corsa with 57,000 miles on the clock.
J16Vj TIL The Zildjian cymbal company is 400 years old