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TIL Prime Minister Brian Mulroney forged a deep friendship with the Queen. On Canada Day, the Queen asked to clear some time in her schedule to relax with the Mulroneys. A glass of wine in hand, the Queen kicked off her shoes, put her feet up and started to chat to him about "free spirits"

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J18rl Today I learned about Hyperthymesia, and that the actress Marilyn Henner from Taxi, is one of only 62 people in the world diagnosed with the rare condition. These people can remember virtually every detail of every day of their life starting from around the age of 10/11.
OoKbY TIL in spite of rumours of their enemity, Salieri and Mozart composed together a four-minute piece of music, that was considered lost until a copy was found in 2015
eZM6 TIL L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology said, “You don’t get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.”
l7Ee1 TIL the Soviet Buran space shuttle had turbojet engines for added control which enabled it to lift off from traditional runways for testing or transport
4XvD5 TIL Sears used to sell houses during the Jim Crow era, and since they were sold through magazines, no one could deny selling the houses to blacks because of anonymity.