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TIL the tiger blankets I've seen at the homes of multiple Mexican families are called San Marcos (and they have patterns other than tiger)

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Y5Kr TIL Queen Marie Antoinette of France, largely viewed as haughty, callous and aloof at the time of her execution, used her last words to genuinely apologize to her executioner for accidentally stepping on his foot.
vPVN4 TIL: Honey can be used for healing wounds
gM5R4 TIL in 2018 “One of the four greatest wing chun masters” challenged an MMA fighter during live broadcast television in China. However, despite being knocked down 6 times in a row by the MMA fighter the fight was considered a draw by the referee
ejaD TIL The lyrics to Percy Sledge’s “When A Man Loves A Woman” were completely improvised by Sledge on the recording. He improvised so well that his the session musicians assumed that he had pre-written lyrics.
MeVJm TIL a man searching for his father ended up finding out that his best friend since grade school was actually his brother. The men are 15 months apart in age and have known each other for decades.