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TIL Queen Victoria survived 8 assassination attempts.

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0w0rN TIL that when a tumor is discovered by accident (like when doing an MRI for an unrelated reason) it is commonly referred to as an "incidentaloma." While some are, the majority of incidentalomas are not cancerous.
18R7 TIL The original Aladdin opening song “Arabian Nights” was “Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face” but Disney had to censor it because of political sensitivity.
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8arbV TIL The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
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