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TIL that pine cones have genders.

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0wn5v TIL the UK's Secret Intelligence Service is said to train secret agents in field operations at a star-shaped 1700's castle called Fort Monckton. It is known as No.1 Military Training Establishment & is guarded by razor wire, high intensity lighting & an "in-house" security staff.
ne9rd TIL: Queen Victoria had a platonic relationship with her Indian servant (Abdul Karim) and promoted him as her "Munshi" (teacher). He became her closest confidant and due to the attention and benefits he gets from the queen, he had conflict with almost everyone in the Royal Household.
YBRx TIL E. Frenkel, a Russian Psychic claimed he could stop a train with his psychic powers. So, he stepped in front of a freight train. It didn’t work.
k6m5 TIL that when meeting with Pele, Ronald Reagan said “My name is Ronald Reagan, I’m the President of the United States of America. But you don’t need to introduce yourself, because everyone knows who Pele is.”
vpR7 TIL Hitler, Trotsky, Stalin & Freud all lived within a few miles of each other in Vienna 1913. They even walked in the same park and ate in the same coffeehouse.