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TIL an Austrian man was crowned Emperor of Mexico for three years in the 19th century before being executed.

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1J07 TIL there is an Orange County, China and it consists entirely of American-style townhouses and tract homes
j6MdQ TIL Nose blindness (also known as “olfactory adaptation,” or “olfactory fatigue”) causes your brain to let go of certain smells, like the one of your own house! Not being able to smell your body odor or your regular perfume is also an example of olfactory adaptation or nose blindness.
R5N9j TIL the first recorded use of suicide bombs in warfare was actually during the 1937 Battle of Shanghai and 1938 Battle of Taierzhuang with three instances of Chinese Nationalist soldiers destroying invading Japanese tanks and infantry platoons by strapping explosive grenade belts to themselves
6EaVX TIL that Saturn's moon Titan is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere and the only known moon or planet other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable water-like liquids has been found
4LdJ TIL George Carlin is the Only Comedian in U.S. History to Have A Supreme Court Case Heard About One of His Routines