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TIL the Soviet Union had a functioning prototype laser pistol.

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e09J6 Til that some parents are naming their children Pandemic-inspired names
D17ag TIL When queen Anne of France died in 1514 her heart was cut out and placed in a golden heart casket where it sat for the last 500 years until it was stolen from the display case at the Thomas-Dobrée Archaeology Museum on April,14th of 2018.
GxAJ TIL Australia hasn’t had a recession in almost 25 years.
nWr8Y TIL that paper airplanes were invented way before the word "airplane" even existed
6Ep4J TIL that the kings of Spain had bizarre rules of etiquette during the late middle ages. It's no wonder that poor king Philip the third, literally got roasted to death while sitting near the fire because his chamberlain was not present and no one else there dared to reduce the heat out of fear.