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TIL the first head of government to be assassinated with a firearm was James Stewart, Regent of Scotland, in 1570

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J1lyv TIL that the terms “left” and “right” in politics stem from the seating arrangements during the French Nat’l Assembly. Delegates were split on how much power King Louis XVI should have—enraged, anti-royalist revolutionaries sat to the left of the presiding officer.
grEO4 TIL that in 2014, in Hangu, Pakistan, 14 year old Aitzaz Hasan Bangash saved his high school from a suicide bomber by confronting the man alone. While other students fled into the school for safety and to raise the alarm, Aitzaz held the man at bay until his bomb detonated, ending his life.
LkxDZ TIL The tuxedo is named after Tuxedo Park a Hudson valley enclave for NY Social elite. The first one was made for the prince of Wales (king Edward VII) by Henry Poole tailors in Savile Row.
a8VZM TIL Prince George Washington was the last viceroy of Siam (present day Thailand). He eventually rebelled against, his cousin, the King. The rebellion failed, and in an ironic twist he sought refuge with the British. He spoke English fluently, had 28 children, and died in 1885.
lek5 TIL the actor who played Mcgruff the crime dog in the 90’s was convicted of possessing 1,000 marijuana plants, 27 weapons including a grenade launcher, and 9,000 rounds of ammo. He was caught by drug dogs in a traffic stop.