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TIL Count Dracula got his name from his father being in a secret knight order named “Order of the Dragon” whose job was to protect Christianity from Ottoman empire

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lvya TIL in 2009 a black man killed an unarmed 16-y-o white boy after suspecting him of theft, he claimed self-defence and was acquitted.
MNx8 TIL Tim Allen went to prison in ‘78 for smuggling over a pound of cocaine through the airport
BL7r TIL Waldo from the popular “Where’s Waldo?” children’s books consistently appears in predictable locations on each illustration. Taking advantage of this fact, you can find Waldo in under 10 seconds on almost every illustration.
8eAdP TIL in ancient Egypt, under the decree of Ptolemy II, all ships visiting the city were obliged to surrender their books to the library of Alexandria and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner.
rMM4 TIL that the original creator of the Barbie doll had previously designed military-grade missiles