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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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wDrJ TIL Jupiter is a “cosmic vacuum cleaner.” Its gravitational influence causes comets and asteroids to collide with it. The rate of impacts on Jupiter is about 2000-8000X higher than the rate on Earth. Without Jupiter, the probability of asteroid impacts with the inner planets would be much greater.
XEDMQ TIL the Hyena is NOT a canine species. Instead it's part of the feliform suborder and thus closer to a cat-like species.
Gg4G TIL that in 1980 a neighbor of John Gotti had the misfortune to kill Gotti’s 12 year old son in a car accident. Before he could move out of the area, he was abducted by several men, then apparently killed and dissolved in acid.
MeL5K TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy thousands copies (1,550 if a children's book) and distribute them to top libraries throughout the country.