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9YXgD TIL that during Napoleon's exile on Saint Helena, no ship could leave the island until the governor laid eyes on him to make sure he doesn't escape. Napoleon sometimes hid just to cause problems to ships trying to leave the harbour
1arGD TIL about "Ivan the Cabbage," who formed an army of peasants in 1277, conquered Bulgaria in 1278, ruled as emperor in 1279, was deposed by the nobles in 1280, and fled to the Mongols who promptly executed him.
gr6p7 TIL John Carpenter's The Thing (1982 film) was based on the shortened version of a novel that wasn't published until 2019
oRPPL TIL your brain stays half-awake when you goto sleep in a new place
ZmRG TIL that people who score high on ‘openness’ in psychological tests are the most likely to feel chills when they listen to music.