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TIL traces of nicotine and cocoa have been found in Ancient Egyptian mummies

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oBV8Y TIL that Sebastian Arcelus, best known for appearing in House of Cards and Madam Secretary, is in the line of succession to the British throne. His maternal grandfather was an Italian nobleman, his maternal grandmother was a Russian princess, and his great-great-grandfather was the King of Serbia.
NXxve TIL that the town of Talkeetna, Alaska had a orange cat as mayor for 20 years. Stubbs the cat even survived an assassination attempt by a dog.
KYrl6 TIL that Hooverball was a sport invented to keep President Herbert Hoover physically fit. It used a six-pound medicine ball and combined the mechanics of tennis and volleyball.
oBaAR TIL that new authors only need to sell around 10,000 books to become a New York Times Bestseller
0dNdj TIL in silkworm farms of 16th century Italy, delicate silkworm eggs were incubated by women who carried them in small bags next to their skin, sometimes between their breasts