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TIL scientists scanned the brains of lifelong bullies and found that they are physically small

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5Vl08 TIL that during the looting of the Chinese imperial palace at the end of the 2nd Opium War, the British soldiers took a Pekingese dog to gift to Queen Victoria. She named it "Looty"
LQyYr TIL John Sherman, McKinley's first Secretary of State, opposed the annexation of Puerto Rico and the Philippines
p8JXe TIL that the Roman Empire, even when excluding colonial powers, is nowhere close to being the largest empire ever. It barely makes the top 20.
R5Wxa TIL in 1977 singer Bonnie Tyler had an operation to remove vocal cord nodules and was told to rest her voice for six weeks. One day she screamed in frustration causing permanent vocal damage. This lead to her distinctive husky voice which has been a huge asset in her career.
O4VL TIL Approximately 40% of people in Vietnam have the surname Nguyen