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TIL Italy is named after a legendary king.

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g80y TIL in 1976 Elvis spent ~$16,000 for a midnight return flight from Memphis to Denver to eat a Fools Gold sandwich which consists of one jar of Skippy creamy peanut butter, one jar of Smucker’s grape jelly, and one pound of lean bacon fried crisp.
R70e6 TIL of Sigurd the Mighty, a Viking earl who after decapitating his enemy Mael the Bucktoothed was cut on the leg by the severed head and died from an infection as a result
QJG5k TIL The hands of 1932 World Yo-Yo Champion, Harvey Lowe, were insured for $150,000. He travelled through Europe and taught the Prince of Wales how to play the Yo-Yo.
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