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TIL U.S. military dogs have ranks, and usually outrank their handlers out of respect and military custom

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4d6b TIL on 1st of June 2001 the heir to the Nepalese throne - Prince Dipendra shot and killed several members of the royal family (while intoxicated) including his parents - the reigning King and Queen. This eventually lead to the abolishment of the Kingdom of Nepal.
16x08 TIL about Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac. He was a French nobleman who fought for the Confederates in the American Civil War. When he died in 1913, he was the last surviving Confederate major-general.
Wk6Z8 TIL Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital. (1924)
b9EWp TIL that guitar stores have a “forbidden riff” that when played, the player will immediately be told to stop.
r0Ko TIL That Debbie Does Dallas, a classic 1978 pornographic film is considered public domain and is available to watch for free, complete and uncensored, on its Wikipedia page