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TIL King Richard III, who died in battle over 500 years ago, was found buried under a parking lot in the city of Leiceter in 2012.

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Zp78D TIL about the Indian Vulture Crisis, in which Indian farmers’ use of a livestock medication led to the near eradication of vulture species and subsequent epidemiological catastrophe, costing the nation US$23bn per year
OoDy1 TIL In the Middle Ages charity events called "help ales" were thrown by brewing up a big batch of ale, having a big party to drink it, and collect donations.
JxQ4 TIL the Japanese have a word (Kenjataimu 賢者タイム) which means the “period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly.”
1ak0P TIL that the British Army has the same number of soldiers now as it did in 1830, despite the UK's population being 4x larger now
Opg4 TIL within 6 months of the 2016 Rio Olympics; the Maracana Stadium was abandoned, had its power cut off, was invaded by worms and was missing nearly 10% of the stadium’s 78,000 seats