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TIL that one of the Queen’s footmen was demoted after it was revealed that he purposely spiked her royal corgis’ food with alcohol, inviting other servants to watch them stagger about.

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R5ZX6 TIL that the so called 'blue zone' areas that contain supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans.
jLYn TIL if conditions aren’t right tadpoles remain tadpoles until conditions improve even living through winters in their ponds
ADDJg In 2011, my partner and I moved to New York. Straight from Austria without knowing what to expect.
b900N TIL Mary Todd Lincoln, upon becoming First Lady, found the White House heavily dilapidated. She proceeded to redecorate the building, purchase multiple custom fine china sets, and accrue a bill that outraged the President.
BBkD TIL a 1945 issue of IMPACT magazine showed what the firebombing of Japan would have looked like if equivalent American cities were bombed.