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TIL Italy is named after a legendary king.

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ZpGMR TIL of the death of Rudolf Rupp. His wife, two daughters, and one of their boyfriends falsely confessed to and were sentenced to jail for killing, dismembering, and feeding Rupp to dogs on the family farm. They were all later acquitted when his body was found intact in his car in the Danube.
VMKVQ TIL there are microscopic living things in solid rock up to 7 km deep, called Endoliths. So little energy is available they undergo cell division once every 100 years, and some may only divide once every 10,000 years.
awyJM TIL The French are European Champions at abandoning pets. Between 100,000 and 200,000 pets are abandoned in France every year (60% during summer). In the UK the figure is closer to 16,000 a year. Typical excuses include going on holiday, having a baby, moving house, and new partner with allergies
xVyYg TIL Australia once had a floating hotel that now lies decrepit and forgotten, in North Korea.
yLvl TIL: The Barbary slave trade lasted for nearly 3 centuries. During that time, up to 1.25 million white Europeans were enslaved by African slavers.