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TIL 4 out of 5 Nesle Sisters were mistresses of Louis XV with so much power that some of them could nominate Ministers

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E5bP TIL that the Cleveland Indians did a ten cent beer night which Resulted in on field flashers, streakers and mooners, fireworks tossed in the opposing teams bullpin. And when a fan tried to grab the hat off of an outfielder ended in a full on riot where the Indians had to forfeit the game.
nW0jo TIL that America's poorest state (Mississippi) has a higher GDP per capita than UK, France, and Italy
m18Rp TIL that smokers with hepatitis may lose their taste for smoking
4oA6 TIL of a condition opposite of Paranoia called Pronoia causing the suspicion that everyone is conspiring to help you.
VMw74 TIL bees can be blue. Xylocopa caerulea, the blue carpenter bee, is non-aggressive and semi-solitary. They do not build hives like honeybees but instead prefer to live inside dead wood. They live in Southeast Asia, India and Southern China.