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TIL on September 12th 2001, the day after 9/11, The Queen had the Royal Guards break protocol and play the United State's National Anthem for the Americans stranded in London

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9kVm TIL Henrik Ibsen’s last words were “Quite the contrary” (Tvertimod) in response to his nurse’s assuring a visitor he was doing better.
4XR86 TIL The Starry Night depicts Vincent Van Gogh's view from the Saint Paul-de-Mausole asylum.
b95dZ TIL of Jack Ryan, who worked on designing medium range missiles for the Pentagon before joining Mattel and working on designing the initial Barbie doll and Hot Wheels cars
nDAG TIL Italy’s Credem Bank accepts parmesan cheese from local producers in exchange for bank loans. The offered loans are for up to 24 months, equal to the time it takes the parmesan to age. If the loan defaults, the cheese is sold at market price. 440,000 parmesan wheels (worth $250M) are stored there
n0Qb TIL in 1963 Wendell Scott became to first African American to win a Nascar Race. Though being two laps ahead of the other cars, was ignored because the winner was to kiss a white beauty queen. He was awarded the trophy in 2010, 20 years after his death. (More in Comments).