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TIL There are still claimants to European thrones, some of them eagerly anticipating the transition to monarchy

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MeOrm TIL British WWI Prisoner of war was released by the Germans so that he could visit his dying mother, and then returned as he had made promise to the Kaiser Wilhelm II.
pYv6Q TIL that the crew of the USS Triton were not told what the goal of Operation Sandblast was (a submerged circumnavigation of the world) until the submarine had already left port and was underway
k6v7 TIL that bubble algae, which can grow up to nearly 2 inches in diameter, is one single cell. It’s one of the largest single-celled organisms.
jDBj TIL that despite being an icon of fiscal conservatism, Ronald Reagan actually tripled the Gross Federal Debt, from $900 billion to $2.7 trillion during his administration.
KOd8E TIL Flexitarianism / Semi-Vegitarianism is a movement trying to encourage people to eat more plant based diets without going strict anti-meat etc.