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TIL singer-songwriter James Blunt was a captain during and in the aftermath of the Kosovo War in 1999

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0weBR TIL the phrase hocus pocus originated in the Middle Ages from the Latin phrase "hoc est corpus meum" (this is my body) during the sacrament of communion, those who didn't know Latin thought they were saying hocus pocus
E1okW TIL that infamous motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi, who always rode the number 46 bike, broke his winless streak of 46 races to achieve his 46th overall win with Yamaha Racing, giving him a total of 4,646 career championship points.
X0B6P TIL there was a sitcom in the UK that featured Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun is the lead characters
4kDWo TIL there can be no avante gard art without direct threats to you in particular. that is right, you. you.
Kpm9 TIL in his will, Shakespeare bequeathed the bulk of his large estate to his eldest daughter, and though the will scarcely mentions his wife, he made a point to leave her “my second best bed.”