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TIL that the last Queen Consort of Sikkim, a country that ceased to exist in 1975, was an American who was born in San Francisco

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8eKmG TIL of Martha Stewart, who was sentenced to 5 months in prison over a $46K "insider" trade
wGB8 TIL The bezel on a dive watch only rotates counterclockwise- The reason for this is so that if the bezel is bumped accidentally during a dive, it will only move one direction, subtracting time from the dive and prompting the diver to end his dive early.
0d0MM TIL the baku, a mythical Japanese creature that eats nightmares. In the Meiji period, children would say, "Baku-san, come eat my dream" three times to get rid of bad dreams. But if the baku remained hungry after eating, it might also devour their hopes and desires, leaving them with an empty life.
0gZv TIL That when a stretched out slinky is dropped, the bottom stays still in mid air until the two ends meet (Skip to 16 seconds)
BrmPL TIL there is a trench network and no mans land for WW1 reenactments in rural PA. They run annual events that even feature WW1 aircraft and hundreds of reenactors