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TIL Šćepan Mali became the first and only tsar of Montenegro based on a mere rumor.

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wxYE TIL Heroin was made popular in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company. They advertised Heroin as a non-addictive morphine substitute and cough suppressant.
pK4p TIL in 2015 people spent more money at restaurants than on groceries for the first time ever according to the United States Commerce Department.
ne6y9 TIL that the most decorated WWII soldier received every medal of valor by the age of 21. After returning home he then starred in over 40 Hollywood movies including films about himself.
OGJ94 TIL that African elephants have been known to bury or assist humans who are dead, sleeping, or injured. A woman once fell asleep under a tree and woke up to find an elephant gently touching her. As more elephants arrived, they covered her with branches. The next morning, she was found unharmed.
AvZn TIL Although Stan Lee gave the Hulk’s alter ego the alliterative name “Bruce Banner”, Lee misremembered it and referred to him as “Bob Banner” in some later stories, an error which readers quickly picked up on. To resolve this discrepancy he decided the official name is “Robert Bruce Banner”.