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TIL in the early 20th century, if a policitician died, he would be replaced in office by his widow

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7rYQb TIL in 2013 a California couple discovered a trove of gold coins in their backyard while walking their dog. Tucked away in eight buried cans were 1,427 rare mint-condition coins dating from 1847 to 1894. A rare coin expert who represents the finders, appraised the U.S. coins at $11 million.
e0PAD TIL that Los Angeles has an abandoned zoo you can explore
4EYw TIL than Santino is a zoo chimp that spends his mornings gathering rocks and other projectiles to throw at visitors who annoy him during the day
Z8deD TIL that while serving in the Mexican-American war, future U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Monterrey hung off the side of the horse he was riding to use it as a shield while under sniper fire as the horse was still running.
wL0vP TIL that the song played at the end of Disney's Sleeping Beauty was the official anthem of France between 1815 and 1830 (Bourbon Restoration). "Le retour des Princes Français à Paris" was composed by Tchaikovsky and is based on an old popular French song.