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TIL the national animal of Scotland is a unicorn

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8aXOK TIL that Constantine V of the Byzantine Empire (r. 741-775) was so loved for his ability as a general that following the defeat of the Byzantine army by the Bulgarians at the battle of Pliska in 811, a group of soldiers broke into his tomb and begged his corpse to come back and lead them again.
7Rwr TIL that Season Two of “24” featured a terrorist plot that originated from a London mosque. A few months after the season ended, authorities raided the mosque and found that it was indeed a terrorist hub
kONkg TIL residents of Bikini Atoll were relocated by the US govt to much smaller islands without adequate food supply multiple times. After 20 years of starving they were allowed to return home, only to find it irradiated. They were relocated again, but their new island floods, and they must move AGAIN.
ywVa TIL when the ex UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher died, the song “Ding dong! The witch is dead! reached number 2 in the UK charts.
Oor5Y TIL A 2004 Study found that pregnant women who ate lots of chocolate had reduced prenatal stress, and their babies at 6 months old had a more agreeable temperament than pregnant women who ate no chocolate.