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TIL that the British Royal Veto still exists and is in use

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8alWa TIL that The United States has more gold medals in the Olympics (Summer and Winter) than every individual country's combined medal count except for the former Soviet Union.
a8AeJ TIL when The Stooges broke up in the mid 1970s, David Bowie stepped in and produced both of Iggy Pop's acclaimed 1977 solo albums. Iggy would later say that Bowie saved him from professional, and maybe personal, annihilation.
vPBYR TIL that in the 2013 DVD and Blu-ray complete series of the show Breaking Bad, there is an alternate ending that features Bryan Cranston in bed with his Malcolm In The Middle co-star Jane Kaczmarek playing their characters Hal and Lois, in a nod to the final scene from the show Newhart.
epdak TIL that the French Navy has trained dolphins to detect underwater mines and enemy divers since the 1960s. The French Navy’s Marine Mammal Program involves training dolphins for underwater detection tasks, similar to the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program.
E1ga7 TIL that the first emperor of China died from drinking a mixture of mercury and powdered jade intended to give him eternal life.