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TIL the motto on the United Kingdom’s coat of arms is in French

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Z8dra TIL that the woman behind the Columbia Pictures image, Jenny Joseph, never modeled before & after that image.
b9YL7 TIL there is a functional link between syphilis and the popularity of codpieces in the 1500s. Syphilis showed up in Europe in 1494 shortly after Columbus returned and codpieces appeared around 1500. The codpiece protected the penis, held medicinal ointments and protected stylish clothing.
a84VJ TIL an oil platform called Piper Alpha, located in the North Sea about 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland, exploded and sank on 6 July 1988, killing 165 of the men on board.
epBK5 TIL that Chief Petalesharro, a Pawnee from Nebraska, was received in full regalia by President Monroe at the White House in 1821. The Chief had become a celebrity after rescuing a woman his tribe was attempting to burn at the stake. He rescued her from the fire and rode away with her on his horse.
4XOAR TIL In 1994, a group of Japanese bank robbers sent the bank they robbed a thank you note which said "thank you so much for the bonus. We can now live on this loot for the rest of our lives"