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TIL that Queen Elizabeth played the American Anthem during the guard change and doing so she broke tradition for the first time. This happened one day after the 9/11

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BrAxL TIL that during the Western Schism of the Catholic Church, there was a cardinal appointed by Antipope Benedict XIII who split with the others and, acting as the entire college of cardinals, elected someone Pope all by himself; when that guy died, he elected himself Pope all by himself.
nn8P TIl Politicians in the US gov spend $50,000 (each) of taxpayer’s money on self portrait oil paintings.
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M74yA TIL Neal Dahlen has as many Superbowl Rings as Tom Brady