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TIL that Mary, Queen of Scots, smuggled her dog to her execution under her skirts. The dog tried to stay near her corpse and afterward, died when it refused to eat.

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v1vL8 TIL in 1968 over 6,000 sheep died in Utah after a mishap at a chemical weapons test range some 50 miles away. A cannister aboard a spray plane malfunctioned, dispersing the gas to a height of 1,400 ft instead of the intended 150 ft.
jNZGM TIL Sean Connery was offered was 15% of worldwide box office receipts to play Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, but turned it down for "not understanding the script." The deal would have been worth about $400 million.
a8wGM TIL Dr. Richard M. Bucke, Medical Superintendent for the London Asylum for the Insane 1877-1902, advocated gynecological surgery on women as a treatment for insanity. In over 200 surgeries on women including 16 hysterectomies, he claimed 71 of his patients were cured or their mental health improved
wML6 TIL That after the Napoleonic Wars the Dutch set up poverty colonies to help poor families. It was opposed by Christians because it “intervened with God’s plan”
bw17 TIL Japan has a museum devoted entirely to rocks that look like faces. There are over 1,700 rocks on display, and they include rocks that look like E.T. and Elvis Presley.