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TIL that prior to 2013, the first in line for the United Kingdom throne was the oldest son, even if he had an older sister. Now the heir is the eldest child, regardless of their gender.

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Y7WjA TIL that there have been three major plague pandemics in history. The Plague of Justinian in the 6th century, the Black Death in the 14th century, and the 3rd Pandemic beginning in 1855. The 3rd Pandemic was considered active until 1959, and hundreds of cases of plague are still reported every year.
OXg7 TIL a female serial killer named “Phantom of Heilbronn” was linked to 40 crimes, six of which were murders. In 2009 it was discovered that she didn’t exist and her DNA was simply contamination from the cotton swabs used at the crime scenes.
Bgv9y TIL: That the first video to air on MTV was one emblematic of MTV's concept, The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" which was immediately followed by a brief message about music and television coming together and then "You Better Run" by Pat Benatar.
LQygV TIL about a refrigerator in the 1920s co-designed by Albert Einstein for the poor. The Einstein–Szilard or Einstein refrigerator is an absorption refrigerator which has no moving parts, operates at constant pressure, and requires only a heat source to operate.
1vOr TIL in 2010, that Senator Roy Ashburn, who had voted “anti-gay” for all eight years that he was in office, was arrested on a DUI while leaving a bar with another man and now openly admits to being gay.