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TIL after his execution, the head of King Louis XVI was displayed to a crowd that shouted "Long live the Nation!", "Long live the Republic!", and "Long live Liberty!"

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ANbPd TIL the concept and name for the atom bomb was first conceived of by H. G. Wells in the 1914 novel The World Set Free. The story may have influenced the development of the real life weapons, as physicist Leo Szilard had read the novel before conceiving of the neutron chain reaction.
ee86 TIL in 1997 a Great White Shark was killed by an Orca (Killer Whale) causing other Great Whites in the area to flee
dDW87 TIL stress is the #5 killer of Americans… but only if they believe stress is bad
neZyd TIL about "Aztec Cheese", a fast growing algae, was responsible for the protein needs of the 1.5 million residents of the Lake Texcoco region. Today, it is known as the super food "Spirulina" and is sold in tablet form.
Broke TIL that once a Queen ant has mated she nips off her wings and uses the energy from the flight muscles and fat reserves to lay her first batch of eggs before eating weeks later. She stores the sperm acquired during her nuptial flight for decades continuing to lay fertilised eggs for her entire life.