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TIL Moulay Ismaïl King of Morocco (1672-1727) is alleged to have fathered a total of 867 children, widely considered the record number of offspring for any man throughout history that can be verified.

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9Yg1G TIL The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust is a grain reserve of commodities and cash. In 2008 the USDA sold the remaining stocks into an all cash reserve. Since it no longer holds commodities, it can respond to local food crises outside the US, but not to a global one that affects the USA itself.
epgL TIL Earl of Oxford, who bowed to the first Queen Elizabeth and accidentally farted. Overcome with shame he vanished and spent seven years traveling. On his return, the queen greeted him with: “My Lord, I had forgott the Fart.”
4Xg6b TIL in 1961, Marvel introduced the Fantastic Four. They were considered unconventional at the time because they were flawed characters who squabbled, held grudges, and sought celebrity.
61Ml TIL a Japanese translator was stabbed to death because he translated “The Satanic Verses”, a novel by Salman Rushdie.
W7e7A TIL Golden Retrievers originated from Scotland