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TIL that the great tradition of throwing panties at rock stars did not begin with Elvis, but with Franz Liszt

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dY4Z TIL that Apu Nahasapeemapetilon’s children’s names are Lincoln, Freedom, Condoleezza, Coke, Pepsi, Manifest Destiny, Apple Pie, and Superman.
x61g5 TIL That the smallest known Mammal is something called the Bumblebee Bat that weighs less than 2 grams! (AKA Hog-nosed or Kitti’s Hog-nosed Bat)
wW0Y TIL that over 50 of the largest life insurance companies in the US are being sued for not paying claims on millions of policies. In many cases the insurers knew the client was deceased and continued collected premiums via policy loans which would cause them to lapse over time.
MeeyK TIL that the Mandate of Heaven, which legitimized the rule of Chinese Emperors, differed from the Divine Right of Kings in that natural disasters and revolts were seen as a sign from Heaven that the Emperor had lost the mandate and therefore deserved to be overthrown.
e0QPb TIL Swiss neutrality dictates that Switzerland is not to be involved in armed or political conflicts between other states.