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TIL Manet’s (the famous French painter) mother was the goddaughter of the King Charles XIV John of Sweden.

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l41G TIL that a 2004 marketing study described Generation X as “the least parented, least nurtured generations in U.S. history.”
Lmjr TIL On May 25th, 2015 a man discovered an orphaned baby moose in Yellowstone National Park in Montana. When he reported the calf to local authorities they shot the baby and blew up the carcasses of it, it’s dead mother and sibling to prevent grizzly bears from being drawn to the area.
4X9Zb TIL "Antwerp diamond heist" dubbed the "heist of the century". Around $100 million worth loose diamonds, gold, and jewellery were stolen. It took place in Antwerp,Belgium in 2003.Though arrests were made and time was served, most of the diamonds stolen remain unrecovered.
4kPZo Today I learned the REO in REO Speedwagon stands for the initials of the founder of Oldsmobile (Ransom Eli Olds) and the band named themselves after Oldsmobile’s first light truck introduced in 1915.
E1prW TIL about the Volkswagen currywurst, a meal produced by the German automaker which, measured by units sold, overtook the amount of cars they produce every year. In order for it to be available for every dealership it has, just like every other car part, its own part number.