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TIL that Queen Victoria was addicted to cocaine infused chewing gum

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L9QZ TIL art was part of the summer olympics between 1912 to 1948. Medals were given for architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture.
QNGR6 TIL that Liechtenstein and Haiti had the exact same flag for decades, with nobody realizing it. Then, confusion arose when they both waved their flags at the 1936 Olympics. Both countries were shocked, and quickly modified their flags; Liechtenstein added a crown, while Haiti added a coat of arms.
JYm58 TIL of Inuka, a polar bear who was born at the Singapore Zoo in 1990. He was the first and only polar bear to be born in the tropics.
X0KgD Today I learned the reason that we can't have living people on US currency is because in 1866 William Clark put his face on US currency
D91P TIL African Rapper Sam Stigillydaa thought that “American rappers talk about crazy things- drinking, drugs, violence against women, American blacks kill blacks. I hope African rap stays African and doesn’t turn crazy.”