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TIL: Australia's head of state has not set foot on the continent in 9 years.

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6Eem8 TIL Humpty Dumpty was originally a cannon, which fell off its wall during a siege in the English Civil War.
B4Zd TIL Ghost Busters Dan Aykroyd is slightly autistic. His obsession with the police and ghost hunters was the inspiration for Ghost Busters. He was diagnosed with autism back in the 1980s when his wife asked him to get it checked out. He also had Tourette’s as a kid, but overcame it with therapy.
4djX TIL that in Switzerland a seven-member Federal Council serves as the collective head of state, with each member leading an executive department. The current council consists of four men and three women from five different political parties.
X0DE6 TIL Kane Hodder appeared in character as Jason Voorhees on the Arsenio Hall show in 1989 to promote "Jason Takes Manhattan", being interviewed as if Jason was a real killer. He remained silent throughout the interview.
9DJr TIL People have gone missing from cruise ships. There have been 200 incidents of missing people since the year 2000. Generally, what happens is the person isn’t even reported missing until after their luggage goes unclaimed, which significantly decreases their chances of being found.