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TIL the head of Henry IV was found in an attic in 2010.

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j6MRX TIL in the Ottoman tradition, the throne did not automatically pass to the eldest son. Rather, potential heirs were expected to fight it out. As soon as the sultan died, the princes were plunged into a race for the throne. Whichever brother won the throne would have the other brothers executed.
xZbb TIL Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards was the 1st Olympic ski jumper for England in 52 years. He had no money, no coach, no team and only learned to ski jump 18 months earlier. He wore 6 pairs of socks inside his second hand boots, a helmet given to him by the Italians, and used skis from the Austrian team.
LMm0 TIL: In 1650 the Dutch killed and ate their own Prime Minister
646W TIL Bryan Cranston voiced two of the monsters on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Snizard and Twinman.
kGXg TIL a study titled “Where Are They Now?” in 1978 followed up on 515 people who were prevented from attempting suicide using the Golden Gate Bridge from 1937 to 1971. About 90% were either alive or had died of natural causes, concluding “suicidal behavior is crisis-oriented” rather than inexorable.