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TIL King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were the first reigning English monarchs to visit America in 1939, 163 years after the American Revolution.

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1agJW TIL Lincoln’s bodyguard, a drunk previously reprimanded for drinking on the job, was not at his post to protect POTUS the night Lincoln died. Instead, he was at the Star Saloon next door drinking; the same saloon where John Wilkes Booth was seeking the liquid courage to assassinate the President.
DagD TIL Every one of the 2,000 people who attended Gengis Khan’s funeral was reportedly massacred by 800 soldiers, who in turn were killed to ensure his grave was never found.
b6YJ7 TIL that the US supreme court building has a statue of Prophet Muhammad, In 1997 Chief Justice William Rehnquist rejected the Muslim council's request to remove the statue saying it was intended only to recognize him as an important figure in the history of law and not as a form of idol worship
9wykQ TIL The Wieliczka salt mine, excavated from the 13th century, produced table salt continuously until 1996, as one of the world's oldest operating salt mines. It is now a UNESCO world heritage site, with four chapels and numerous statues carved by miners and contemporary artists out of the rock salt.
W7QoB TIL how platform like uber make our food more expensive. ( Spoiler: they take their cut too, not just delivery fee)