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TIL Prince died due to an overdose caused by counterfeit opioid pills containing fentanyl

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ANWRo TIL Marquis De Lafayette was a Frenchman who volunteered to join the American Revolution and the 19 y/o met 45 y/o George Washington.He then went back to France and the 42 y/o fought against the rise of 30 y/o Napoleon Bonaparte. The 62 y/o also may have briefly interacted with 17 y/o Robert E Lee
bkJN TIL that “Ötzi the Iceman” has 19 living relatives in Europe today.
5YKb8 TIL about the 2005 IKEA riots in Edmonton, London. The new shop was open for only 30 minutes before a literal riot had broken out resulting in 5 hospitalisations and one stabbing.
NR7e TIL the first child to be “mailed” was sent to his grandmother in 1913. The 10 ¾ pound boy from Batavia, Ohio was sent to his grandmother a mile away. The boy’s parents paid 15 cents for the stamps and insured their son for $50.
8aPOP TIL the 5th of October to the 14th of October of 1582 never happened because the Gregorian Calendar skipped those days to compensate for yearly drift from the Julian calendar