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TIL: Sir Walter Raleigh named the colony (and thus the state) of Virginia after Queen Elizabeth I as she was known as "The Virgin Queen"

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valr TIL that America has a set of giant stone slabs, etched with “rules” for post-apocalyptic humanity in many different languages. It can be used to chart the sun and stars, and warns against “petty laws and useless officials”. No one knows who funded creation of the monument.
Z8BYD TIL of Amaro Pargo, arguably the most successful Spanish corsair during the golden age of piracy, he'd attack British & Dutch ships and is known to have fought contemporaries such as blackbeard. He rose to nobility for his services to the Spanish crown and died the richest man on the Canary Islands.
rN94e TIL that humans are the only animals that have chins
jNAdN TIL there are no recorded fatal attacks of wild Orcas on humans. In 2005 a 12 yr old boy in AK was bumped by a killer whale while splashing in 4 ft of water. The boy was likely mistaken for a seal and the bump was an aborted attack once the whale realized the mistake
grw09 TIL that there was a planned sequel to the Rocky Horror Picture Show named "Revenge of the Old Queen". The script was written and the opening song recorded, but it wasnever filmed.