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TIL Elizabeth Taylor was actually late to her own funeral. As part of her final arrangements, she requested that her funeral run 15 minutes behind schedule.

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OQKX TIL that in 2006, Wikipedia had to permanently block all IP’s from the U.S. Congress. Why? Because they wouldn’t stop editing each others pages.
eKB6 TIL in 1978, the USS Stein was found to have been attacked by a squid. The ship’s hull suffered cuts over 8% of its surface. From one particularly complete imprint they discovered that the squid was significantly larger than any species of squid that had been discovered at the time.
nWNLW TIL that George Curzon, the future Viceroy of India, had a wealthy but miserable childhood which included a demented freak of a governess who made him wear a hat with cruel and hateful insults written on it in public.
nW4NW TIL That carat in gems is only weight. There is no other thing to it. No fancy clearity, shine or rarity. One carat is 1/5th of a gram. Supply, demand, rarity of the gem plays a role for price sure, but no to carat.
epxxn Today I learned Jimmy Carter has been in hospice for over 186 days.