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TIL that the corpse of Vladamir Lenin has been meticulously preserved for almost 100 years, and continues to be on display in a mausoleum in Moscow.

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rR5oM TIL that King George V was aggressively euthanized without consent, using morphine and cocaine, and his last words were "god damn you"
0d7Lj TIL that from the 1200s to 1835, the Tower of London housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals
KOm7Q TIL that the Taiwanese Parliament is notorious for having brawls during Legislative Sessions. I also just learned that this is called Legislative Violence and is not at all too uncommon when the Legislature are dealing with divisive issues and tight votes.
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Ypr8r TIL researchers were able to predict whether or not a couple will stay together with extreme accuracy based on one partner’s reaction to things that excited the other. For example, if a wife says “look at that beautiful bird” and the husband blows it off, that’s a strong indication they’ll divorce.