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TIL that in 2001, the Prince of Nepal, on a drug and booze fueled rampage, killed 9 members of his family including the King and Queen at Kathmandus national palace.

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9oxm TIL of the term OOPart (Out-of-place artifact) which refers to an artifact of historical, archaeological, or paleontological interest found in an unusual context, that challenges conventional historical chronology by being “too advanced” for the level of civilization that existed at the time.
j6AvE TIL Humans did not evolve from monkeys. Humans and monkeys share a common ancestor from which both evolved separately.
gdpA TIL David Prowse, the guy in the Darth Vader suit in the original trilogy, is banned by George Lucas from all Star Wars events.
9w7R7 TIL art was part of the Olympics between 1912 and 1948 with Germany being the overall winner in terms of gold medals with seven. Categories included architecture, sculpture, music and painting.
6E0DY TIL that "Billion" is the European name for "Trillion" in the US (10^12) and "Trillion" is the European name for "Quintillion" in the US (10^18).