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TIL The ceremony of the keys at the Tower of London has gone on almost uninterrupted for 700 years. It was late once during WWII due to a number of bombs hitting the guard room, knocking the guards and Yeoman warder over. The officer in charge personally wrote a letter to the king to apologise.

8eXya TIL it wasn't until 1969 that all 50 states had female jurors
j64rM TIL there is only one recorded case of a human adult being killed by coyotes.
loZ0A TIL Owls have long legs
OxyY TIL Russia has laws to fine parents for “failing to perform parental duties for raising minors” if their kids act up.
4GB6 TIL General Mills cereal company removed the bee from boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios to raise awareness of declining bee populations