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TIL that the second in line to Queen Victoria, Prince Albert Victor, was identified by 20th century conspiracists as a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders, the motive being to suppress knowledge of either his venereal disease or a secret child with a prostitute.

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xV9o1 TIL that the Vatican has multilingual ATMs with instructions in Latin. It’s the only ATM in the world with this feature.
lonwK TIL Dolly Parton gave each family who lost its primary residence in the 2016 TN fires $1,000 a month for five months. When she arrived to help dole out the final payments, she brought the nearly 900 families an unexpected bonus – another $5,000 each for a total of $10,000.
N9gM TIL The name hotmail was chosen because it contains HTML, and was originally styled HoTMaiL.
O1Le TIL France is the only country in the world to successfully send a cat to space and bring it back alive.
Z8DBR TIL guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier wear specially manufactured Oakley sunglasses to protect from the glare of the marble, and are the only military personnel to wear sunglasses as part of their official uniform.