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TIL that Micheal Jackson is not only the king of Pop but also the Prince of the Kingdom of Sanwi.

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x6gEk TIL deep penetrating "earthquake bombs", made of almost 50% high-tensile steel, were invented by Barnes Wallis, the British inventor of the bouncing bomb used by the Dambusters in WW2. The 22,000lb / 10,000kg Grand Slam was the largest non-nuclear bomb used in WW2.
R7Gn1 TIL People who walk, bike, or take some form of mass transit to work weigh less, live longer, and have lower divorce rates than commuters who drive. They also have lower rates of depression, more free time, and a more robust social life.
LkwLQ TIL George Adamski claimed that he met with extraterrestrials and that every planet in our solar system was populated with human-like inhabitants, as was the dark side of the earth’s moon. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands invited him to her palace in 1959 to discuss extraterrestrial doings
GA9J4 TIL North Korea ordered and took delivery of 1,000 Volvos ftom Sweden. They never paid for them.
X0YJ6 TIL that Ford's Theatre -- site of Abraham Lincoln's assassination -- was afterward converted into an office building. In 1893, three floors collapsed killing 22 clerks and injuring 68 more. It was restored as a theatre in 1968.