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TIL that the creator of the popular board game "Guess Who?" was a classmate of Anne Frank

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GY60N TIL that William (Willem) II of The Netherlands was openly bisexual and was blackmailed at least four times for his same-sex attraction during his reign from 1840 - 1849, which lead to him being forced to sign the Dutch Constitution to greatly decrease royal power; which is still in effect today.
ANK4o TIL An October 2017 Presidential Decree in Kazakhstan ordered that the transition from Cyrillic to a Latin script be completed by 2031. One reason is that ending the use of Cyrillic is useful in re-asserting national identity and allows for better international integration
P188J TIL of Westveleteren Abbey 12, a beer ranked "Best Beer in the World" in 2005. It is brewed in small quantities by Belgian monks to financially support their monastery. Sales are limited to one order per 60 days, per person, per license plate and phone number. The bottles have no label
x6aA1 TIL most audio recordings contain a background "mains hum" from electric power grid oscillations that can be matched with grid readings to date the clip to the second it was recorded.
BXjd TIL that while discussing the show “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”, Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton) told Will Smith, “Pick your character’s name carefully, people will call you it for the rest of your life.” So Will Smith named his character ‘Will Smith’