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TIL in 2008 Prince Charles paid a nearly 400 years old debt of £453.15, made by King Charles II, who did not have enough money for the clothes of his soldiers, before the last battle of the British civil war.

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LDJp TIL that the theme song for Nick’s “The Amanda Show” is a remix of music from a level in Spyro the Dragon - both were credited to the same guy, who wrote all of the music for the original Spyro trilogy: Stewart Copeland.
OoeQR TIL All of the beaches along the Oregon coast are owned by the state and are free and open to all
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M7LLK TIL that despite being the recipient of the revealed Beauty by Sarah Goodridge (a self-portrait from 1828 depicting her bare breasts), Senator Daniel Webster chose to marry a wealthier woman while keeping the painting.
Zd0v TIL: Redd Foxx died of an actual heart attack in 1991 on set, nobody helped him because everyone thought it was all part of the fake heart attack act he was famous for.