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TIL 3 of the 4 members of Imagine Dragons are named Daniel. (Wayne Sermon’s real first name is Daniel)

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NjGQ TIL that Britain has been in conflicts continuously for 101 years
Lk5D9 TIL an inhabitant of the island of Sark who feels wronged can throw his hat to the ground, take a knee, and recite the Lord's Prayer in Norman French and then say: "Haro, haro, haro! A mon aide mon Prince, on me fait tort!". The wrongdoer must stop immediately, while a complaint is made to court.
8epjZ TIL a Thai prime minister jumped off a sinking warship and swam to safety. In the Manhattan rebellion, the Navy took the PM hostage aboard a ship. The Air Force and Army were mobilized to put down the rebels. Fierce fighting ensued and the ship with the PM onboard sunk. This was 6 years after WW2.
lo5bA TIL Titanic crew member William Murdoch who was portrayed as shooting a passenger and then commiting suicide in the movie, was in fact last seen trying to fill as many life boats as possible and heroically went down with the ship.
XEM6P TIL Tortoiseshell cats are almost always female. Male ones are incredibly rare and are usually sterile.