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TIL That people tend to overestimate their ability to effectively relay emotions over email

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M7jv7 TIL that in 1920, the King of Greece was killed after a monkey bite. King Alexander I was trying to break up a fight between his German Shepherd and a pet monkey on the royal grounds when a second monkey attacked and bit him. The wound became infected, and he died of sepsis three weeks later.
OGJwa TIL that Jennifer Aniston turned down the offer of being a cast member on Saturday Night Live
Eg1Qo TIL A local interrupted William the Conqueror's funeral service to complain about the church stealing his land (they did), and when attendants tried to cram William's already fat and now bloated body into the tomb it popped, stinking up the church.
e0AK4 TIL the United States military when trying to avoid divulging information gives reporters briefings with 25 minutes of intentionally dull PowerPoint presentations and 5 minutes left at the end for questions from anyone who is still awake. The presentations are called hypnotizing chickens.
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