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TIL that descendants of slaves continued to pay, via their taxes, for the freedom of their ancestors until 2015, when the British government finally paid off the 1833 loan that was used to buy freedom for all slaves in the British Empire.

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j6j7n TIL the coronation of Edward VII was conducted by the elderly Archbishop of Canterbury. During the service, he placed the crown backwards on the King’s head, loudly told someone to go away, and had to be helped up by the King when he could not stand back up after kneeling.
GY56j TIL a Disneyland guest attempted to pull the entire "Excalibur" sword from the stone (displayed in front of the "King Arthur Carousel") when his friend said he'd win a prize if he pulled it out. The man succeeded in breaking off the top portion of the sword.
BrbyD TIL The Luxor Casino's light has its own ecosystem
Lk7WV TIL that Kool-Aid is the official state beverage of Nebraska.
VMElm TIL in 1922, scientists went to a hospital ward with comatose children, dying from diabetic keto-acidosis. They went from bed to bed injecting the kids with a new extract, insulin. As they injected the last comatose child, the first one injected began to awaken.