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TIL on April 15, (around 12 hours from this post) There will be a total lunar eclipse called the “Tetrad” where the moon will turn blood red. This has happened 8 times over the past 2000 years

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nWp0G TIL Wheezer's bassist, Matt Sharp, had never sang before joining the band and was immediately tasked with a demanding vocal part - singing one octave higher than lead singer Rivers. He and the band sang barber shop quartet songs to learn how to harmonize with each other and Sharp learned his part
4XwQX TIL pomeranians used to be much bigger, weighing about 40 lbs (18 kilos). Then Queen Victoria got a tiny one, which immediately became popular. By the time she died 12 years later, the size of the breed had decreased by half.
kJeKE TIL that Elephant Shrews were thought related to shrews and given the name Elephant to describe their long noses. It was later found that they are more closely related to Elephants than Shrews.
nWk1r TIL that in response to "Brown vs Board of Education", the State of Georgia passed legislation to close de-segregated public schools, to abolish attendance requirements for desegregated schools, and to fund the establishment of white-only 'private schools' in their place.
JR58 TIL Henry Paget, Cavalry commander at the Battle of Waterloo had his leg blown off by a cannon ball. When it happened he shouted to the Duke of Wellington “By God, sir, I’ve lost my leg!” — to which Wellington replied, “By God, sir, so you have!”