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TIL In 2010 all Iceland's murder victims were women.

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loM6G TIL one of the last German princesses was so broke by the 1980s, she started a business where she would adopt adult men and give them the royal 'Prince' title in exchange for money. She made about 35 regular guys 'princes' and in the process made millions of dollars.
e5jk TIL that “Weird” Al Yankovic is a Christian alcohol-shunning vegan who religious beliefs is why he doesn’t use profanity but doesn’t vocalise his beliefs because they are entirely personal
Z1G4 TIL the Pinball game on windows was actually a demo for a full collection of Pinball games.
N7Ya1 TIL the UK almost transitioned away from a first-past-the-post voting system to an alternative voting system in 2011
1a0bX TIL that a flock of ravens can be called an Unkindness because they are often associated with bad luck and are trickster animals in mythology