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TIL all the pallbearers at TV pitchman Billy Mays’ funeral wore blue shirts and khaki pants in his honor.

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69oRX TIL there has never been a US president who was an only child. On average, the US presidents have had (a little over) five siblings.
VMjNk TIL about Cher Ami, a pigeon serving the US Military in WWI, who despite being shot through the breast, losing a leg and being blinded in one eye, successfully delivered messages that saved hundreds of US Soldiers. She died shortly after and is now on display at the Smithsonian
5YgDD TIL that there is one character owned by both Marvel and DC, named Access, whose sole purpose is to keep both universes separate
eyr4 TIL King Togbe Ngoryifia Bansah has ruled the GBI Traditional Area of the Ghana Volta Region from his home in Germany since 1992 when he got the crown following his grandfather’s death (as his left-handed father was not a rightful heir). He rules by phone, fax, and e-mail.
R5wZQ TIL that Emperess Wu Zetian of the Tang is the only female Emperor in all of Chinese history.