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TIL that Prince Charles has been heir to the British throne for 67 years, making him the oldest and longest-serving heir in British history.

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Ooe07 TIL in 1880 a guy built a 200ft 14 storey tower made out of concrete with no steel reinforcement. It’s still standing today, 140 years later, and is the tallest non-reinforced concrete structure in the world. It was designed as his mausoleum.
V7gQ TIL Utah was the first place in America to pass laws against Marijuana, the mormon church was heavily involved in the enactment of this ban
OWpR TIL In Japan, if someone is photographed or filmed while handcuffed, their hands have to be pixelated if it is used on TV or in the newspapers. In France, a law prohibits media from airing images of people in handcuffs, or otherwise restrained, before they have been convicted by a court.
mEyE TIL that a Japanese company is proposing to build solar power cells on the Moon to provide clean energy to Earth.
GAl54 TIL: In 2002, Kenya formally donated 14 cows to the US as a way to show compassion to them after the 9/11 tragedy.