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TIL the Queen had watched The Crown and was reported to have enjoyed the series, although she found some of the events depicted to be too dramatic.

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VMDrD TIL that the release of Rise of the Skywalker on Disney+ was set to Star Wars Day (May 4th) in most places, but it was delayed by one day in the Netherlands. May 4th is the anniversary of the surrender of Nazi forces in their country, and it is their equivalent of Remembrance Day or Memorial Day.
pgxZ TIL a surgical antiseptic was distilled and sold as a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea, then was then re-marketed as what we know now as Listerine.
9wrPr TIL that Audrey Hepburn's first starring role was 'Roman Holiday' (1953). Gregory Peck insisted that Hepburn's name appear before the film's title in a font as large as his: "You've got to change that because she'll be a big star and I'll look like a big jerk". Hepburn won an Oscar.
alPJ TIL people in the Middle Ages would brew a batch of ale, have a big party to drink it, and collect donations for the needy. They called it a “help ale” and preceded charity keggers by 1500 years.
KOlb6 TIL of Fallen Astronaut - a small aluminum sculpture of an astronaut. The sculpture was authorized to be brought on board Apollo 15, but astronaut David Scott placed it on the moon as a memorial to American and Soviet casualties of their respective space programs.