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TIL of “paralipsis” - Where you call attention to something by saying you will not mention it.

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mvKM TIL That Vultures’ job in nature is so important that they convergently evolved. Vultures of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres are not even related, but serve the same purpose!
W7LkA TIL that the X-Men: The Animated Series, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, and Dragon Ball Z (English dub) theme songs were written by the same guy...Ron Wasserman.
LNjd TIL King John of Bohemia (who was blind) died in battle (where his retainers would lead his horse into the thick of the fighting, where he would then flail his sword around) was reported to have said: “Let it never be the case that a Bohemian king runs [from a fight]!”
7p9r TIL that Sunandha Kumariratana, the Queen of Thailand, drowned while her subjects watched because they were forbidden to touch her.
gMaPX TIL that comedian Gilbert Gottfried's sister, Arlene Gottfried, was a famed New York City street photographer with multiple acclaimed books and photo essays.