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TIL Queen Elizabeth has met 12 US presidents during her reign. Which is over a quarter of all presidents since the United States' inception.

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KORY6 TIL a teacher has kept the "World's Oldest Twinkie" under glass since 1976
BgBWb TIL for Paul Walter Hauser's acting debut in the movie "Virginia", he was initially cast as an extra. After he complimented "Virginia" director Dustin Lance Black for his Academy Award acceptance speech, Black wrote him a larger role in the movie.
R7Yn1 TIL that there's an actual term for the act of using scientific sounding facts to trick people into a false conclusion or belief. It was dubbed "Zohnerism" after a student called Nathan Zohner tricked 86% of his school's 9th graders into wanting to ban "dihydrogen monoxide" (water)
VMeo8 TIL that actor Dorian Harewood (Eightball) in Full Metal Jacket asked for more money when Kubrick inevitably needed more time on the contract. Dorian asked for more money and Kubrick was furious and killed him off -- in the movie.
rRM90 TIL that there are massive 'road trains' that transport freight over rural areas