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TIL About the “Three Emperors Dinner.” A feast so elegant it is remembered 150 years later and a menu from the event remains in tact and on display at a French restaurant

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QNEPa TIL of the Wild Atlantic Way, a tourist trail running down the west side of Ireland. The trail runs for 2,500km, including Ireland's most northerly and southerly points (Malin Head and Mizen Head).
WkL0A TIL of Bishop Chrysostomos of Zakynthos and Mayor Karres, who, when ordered to list and turn in the entire Jewish population of Zakynthos, Greece, promptly hid them in various rural islands and turned in a list containing only their own names. The entire Jewish population survived.
VB6rm TIL that visual identification of dog breeds can't be done accurately
xQ15 TIL Hitler approved the development of an inflatable sex-doll to be distributed to troops to combat syphilis.
gmeb TIL That some people with schizophrenia have a type of disordered speech that makes them sound like Dr Seuss. It’s called ‘Clanging’