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TIL that the British crown enjoys ownership of all of the unmarked mute swans in open water. "Swan upping is an annual ceremony in England in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, ringed, and then released."

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wo8Xo TIL that an expert parachutist fell to his death when he jumped from a plane, without realizing that he wasn’t wearing a parachute
0wg6v TIL the murderer Dr. Crippen fled to Quebec from London in 1910 after being investigated for the murder of his wife. The Chief Inspector of the case Walter Dew was alerted and reached Quebec before Crippen. Dew greeted Crippen as he got off of his ship and promptly arrested him.
a8p40 TIL the Old Testament was first divided into verses in 1440 by a rabbi and the New Testament was divided into chapter and verses in 1551 similar to modern chapter and verse Bibles.
5YNmn TIL more Americans died in motor vehicle accidents in 1937 (37,819 fatalities) then in 2018 (36,560 fatalities).
16aV TIL that in 1958 Mao insisted that a meeting with Krushchev take place in a pool, knowing that Krushchev couldn’t swim. Krushchev had to wear floaties for it.