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TIL the reason why schools start on September is because a holiday in the summer meant that children could work on the fields with their parents

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doEB TIL the Greek philosopher Chrysippus died from laughing at his joke that nobody else laughed at
eZXL TIL that Gene Roddenberry was asked by a reporter about casting Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: TNG. “Surely by the 24th century, they would have found a cure for male pattern baldness.” And Gene Roddenberry responded “No, by the 24th century, no one will care.”
PY1Kn TIL that after the U.S. Army Chemical Corps exposed over 11,000 guinea pigs to the bacterium Brucella suis via air-dropped M33s, one Chemical Corps general remarked, "Now we know what to do if we ever go to war against guinea pigs"
GYmk1 TIL that Rasputin, (the legendary Russian mystic that slept with half of Russia) had his penis preserved after he was killed.
l7W1B TIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one. All other members of the Royal Family, including The Duke of Edinburgh and The Prince of Wales, have passports.