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TIL The Sovereign Military Order Of Malta, a vestige of the crusades... is still around and has diplomatic recognition.

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ANGJB TIL Bilk, an English indie rock band, had a founding drummer named Richard Jarrett who left the band in 2022 after being implicated in a J$2 million corned beef theft in Spanish Town, Jamaica
VMElm TIL in 1922, scientists went to a hospital ward with comatose children, dying from diabetic keto-acidosis. They went from bed to bed injecting the kids with a new extract, insulin. As they injected the last comatose child, the first one injected began to awaken.
rNmZx TIL that in 1889, the Brazilian military, alongside slave-owning elites, organized a coup to overthrow emperor Pedro II for abolishing slavery. In response, a group of freed slaves organized themselves into a militia known as the Black Guard in order to guarantee the safety of the Imperial Family.
oBMEL TIL The St. Louis Rams were the first NFL team to put logos on their helmets, and as of 2014 the Cleveland Browns are the only NFL team not using any form of primary logo on its helmets. The Pittsburgh Steelers are the only NFL team that puts its logo on only one side of the helmet (the right side).
XEM6P TIL Tortoiseshell cats are almost always female. Male ones are incredibly rare and are usually sterile.