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TIL that the red shapes in the Frisian Flag are actually water-lily leaves

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nDKb TIL that handwriting analysis strongly suggests that Czar Alexander I of Russia, who defeated Napoleon, faked his own death to become the monk Fyodor Kuzmich, who had a genteel manner, spoke several languages and claimed to have forgotten his past
PrVJ TIL that the president of Poland awards a medal to couples that remain married for at least 50 years
x6yM1 TIL that five of the six highest wind speeds ever observed in a tornado occurred in Oklahoma and two of those even occurred on the same day.
QN8Da TIL Ringo Starr’s 1973 album “Ringo” is the only time all four Beatles appeared on the same album following their split.
yola TIL the radioactive isotope Polonium-210 is found in tobacco smoke.