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TIL that James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 23 January 1570), Regent of Scotland, was the first head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.

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Brlkx TIL the U.S. Navy employed a dolphin, Tuffy, to regularly deliver tools and mail to scientists living in an experimental underwater laboratory.
W1OY TIL India was formerly an island, but crashed into Tibet 40 million years ago. The impact created the Himalayas, which are still being pushed up by 2cm each year
d8NOQ TIL That Animators In Japan Are So Underpaid And Worn Followers Started A Philanthropic Structure So Struggling Anime Artists Can Make It Through In Tokyo.
e0o66 TIL the Costa Concordia, a cruise ship that sank in Italy in 2012, had the theme song for Titanic (1997) playing in one of its restaurants when it made first impact
QNWbL TIL In 1981, two walkways in a Hyatt Regency hotel collapsed during a party, killing 114 and injuring 216.