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TIL with a poem written for Elizabeth l, William Shakespeare was a rapper!

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gMkxX TIL Hitler's lover, Eva Braun, attempted suicide in 1932 by shooting herself in the chest with her father's pistol. Historians feel the attempt was not serious, but was a bid for Hitler's attention. In 1935 she attempted suicide again by overdose, when Hitler failed to make time for her in his life.
YpRG7 TIL Because of the Italian Mafia 75-80% of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the US Doesn't Meet the Legal Grade for Extra Virgin
K4dE TIL that inmate Thomas Silverstein has spent the last 34 years in Solitary Confinement with no human contact at all.
e0mKJ TIL in the movie "Home Alone" the producers thought it would be too mean to use a real girl for the pic of Buzz’s unattractive girlfriend so they used the art director’s son
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