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TIL that King of Hearts is the only one without a moustache

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Ady7 TIL In the Judge Dredd universe, corpses are taken to “Resyk Centers” where they are recycled for food, manufacturing and organ donation. Funeral services are frequently held at Resyk so the bereaved can say goodbye to their loved ones, and purchase reasonably priced souvenirs at the gift shop.
R58Ww TIL Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name was Roosevelt. Her husband, Franklin, was her fifth cousin once removed
kJ6LW TIL Claude Debussy played & recorded piano rolls of his own compositions.
l7WG7 TIL On August 9, 1942, a starving orchestra performed Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, in besieged Leningrad during WWII, using music as an act of defiance against Nazi forces.
R51Ka TIL of the Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling, an annual event in Gloucestershire, England where participants race down a steep hill after a wheel of cheese. There are usually several injuries every year, with the winner of the 2023 womens' race finishing while unconscious.