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TIL of Operation Matador, a British plan to make a preemptive attack on the Japanese Empire in WWII. It was halted on December 6, 1941 - the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor the following morning.

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MeeX8 TIL that Roman Emperor Valentian I died of a brain aneurysm in 375 because he became so enraged at a group of envoys. He reportedly became so angered that he burst a blood-vessel in his skull, leading to a stroke that ended his life.
m1vjY TIL that Prince William and Prince Harry have Indian ancestry through an unbroken maternal line.
JYDeV TIL that Mr. Rogers was a vegetarian, a ordained minister, and a recipient of the presidential medal of freedom.
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lVDG TIL the oldest restaurant in the world is Restaurante Sobrino de Botín in Madrid, which opened in 1725 and is still open for business.