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TIL that in ancient China, an emperor’s last line of defense was a small Pekingese dog literally hidden up his sleeve, that would viciously attack on command.

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v1jo8 TIL one of the lost Faberge eggs from Imperial Russia was discovered in 2012 after the owner, a scrap metal dealer, struggled to sell it because prospective buyers thought he was overestimating it’s worth in gold and jewels. It was later valued at £20million.
b9lAN TIL the last team to win gold in rugby in the Olympics was the USA, which taught a bunch of All-American Football players how to play it during the boat ride to the games.
P08E TIL CIA’s official motto is “And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”
QJrL TIL Mcdonalds has redesigned their Mcflurry cup to be animal friendly after reports of hedgehogs starving to death as a result of getting their heads stuck in the lid.
mxWR TIL that scientists believe the person who will live to be 150 years old in the future.. has already been born.