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TIL that the King of Tonga keeps an official court jester, the only such appointment in any modern royal court.

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GYa64 TIL the claim that American crisp brand 'Saratoga Springs' invented the crisp is a lie. Instead, it is an English invention.
YppEd TIL we live closer to the rule of Cleopatra than Cleopatra lived to the building of the pyramids of Giza.
rG64 TIL the only cameraman shot during the filming of COPS was accidentally shot by a cop.
GY56j TIL a Disneyland guest attempted to pull the entire "Excalibur" sword from the stone (displayed in front of the "King Arthur Carousel") when his friend said he'd win a prize if he pulled it out. The man succeeded in breaking off the top portion of the sword.
ANQvo TIL that ex Confederate General Joseph E Johnston died after serving as a pallbearer at the funeral of his former opponent General Sherman in 1891. Despite rain and cold, Johnston refused to wear a hat, out of respect for Sherman.