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TIL King George II of Great Britain was the last British monarch to personally lead his troops into battle

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nWknB TIL Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower was originally planned for 80 floors tall, but it was shortened at the order of the Federal Aviation Administration who declared anything taller than 75 floors in downtown Houston would be a hazard to air navigation
YpBo7 TIL Ramon Artagaveytia was one of the 65 passengers who survived the sinking of the ship America in 1871. The mental trauma gave him nightmares for the rest of his life and kept him off of ships until April 10, 1912, when he decided to visit the US and boarded the Titanic. His body was never found.
9w8AQ TIL that scientists have discovered doing simple calf raises while sitting at your desk can raise your metabolism for hours.
gMLby TIL that professional footballer Manfred Starke is actually a Namibian native and plays for their national team
Egox7 TIL More than 14,000 needles are cleaned up from public spaces across Boston every week. Boston has four employees assigned to pick up used syringes and eight outreach workers who collects needles as they attempt to connect people to recovery services