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TIL of the dog suicide bridge in Scotland. Reportedly dozens have either fallen, or jumped to their deaths since the 1950's.

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jDbM TIL Swaziland is one of the last countries in the world with an absolute monarchy
pZjN TIL in 2009 a man refused to remove his hood in a Tesco citing his “Jedi Religion.” The store owner responded by saying “Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all appeared hoodless without ever going over to the Dark Side and we are only aware of the Emperor as one who never removed his hood.”
J15r4 TIL that in 1689 a German-born militia captain named Jacob Leisler seized control of New York during the Glorious Revolution, ruled it for nearly two years without royal approval, and was eventually hanged for treason when the new governor arrived.
ROQ9 TIL: Mike Myers was horrified when clips from Wayne’s World were mixed with Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody video. “they’ve just whizzed on a Picasso.”. The band responded simply saying, “Thank you for using our song.” This shocked Myers, “Thank you for even letting me touch the hem of your garments!”
4kL9X TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. French driver Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators. The crash, explosion and subsequent fire killed 84 and injured more than 120. It is still the deadliest car race crash ever.