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TIL the government of Eswatini is the last absolute monarchy in Africa

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8eynP TIL that Robert Frost was to read "Dedication" at the inauguration of JFK, a poem he had composed for the occasion, but due to the brightness of the sunlight he was unable to see the text, so he recited another poem of his "The Gift Outright" by memory instead.
v1okL TIL that black holes 'sing' at a frequency similar to a B flat, but located 57 octaves below middle C.
9wwLQ TIL in the movie Misery, when Kathy Bates 'hobbles' James Caan with a sledge hammer, the scene was deliberately downgraded. She was supposed to chop off his foot with an axe, then cauterize the wound with a propane torch.
gvdy TIL there is such a thing as a “Therapy Goat” that visits old folks homes to cheer them up!
yQ4N8 TIL Kimiko Nishimoto, 92-old Japanese woman renowned for her humorous self-photos, only started photography in her early 70s.