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TIL that Prince Harry owns an Olympic racehorse named Usain Colt

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6E81X TIL: The Great Whiskey Fire of Dublin in 1875 was when 5000 barrels of whiskey ignited and flowed into the streets. 13 people died that day, but not from burns or smoke inhalation. They died from alcohol poisoning after trying to drink it all.
d8aE TIL that when a Komodo dragon swallows its prey whole, it may try to speed up the process by ramming the carcass against a tree to shove it down its throat.
7r1Jp TIL that in February 1335, two Oxford University students complained to the bartender of the Swindlestock Tavern about the quality of wine served. The argument turned into a brawl which escalated into a riot that lasted over three days, killing around 30 townsfolk and 63 members of the university
9Yk1Q TIL that most chewing gum made since WWII is based with synthetic petroleum polymers, making it non-biodegradable. Gum is the 2nd most littered object, and is expensive and time consuming to clean up.
9wZdM Today I learned that Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, was married first to Michael Jackson and then to Nicolas Cage.