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TIL that Shirley Temple witnessed the Soviet invasion of Prague following Prague Spring, later becoming ambassador to Czechoslovakia.

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epVQn TIL that the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See is the oldest embassy in the world. It was created in 1480 by King Ferdinand the Catholic. It is housed in the same building (Palace of Spain) since 1647, and the square in Rome where the palace is located takes the name from it (Piazza di Spagna)
Oxxa TIL that the first color photograph was of a tartan ribbon, it was taken in 1861
XEEVk TIL the birds don't have external ears like us (owls are an exception). The ears are below their eyes and covered with feathers.
gjB8 TIL the actor playing Danny in The Shining was kept unaware throughout that he was acting in a horror film
78ZpP TIL about the “small penis rule” - an informal strategy used by authors to evade libel lawsuits