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TIL: When Edward I, King of England annexed Wales in 1277 AD, he promised them his son, and heir to the throne, would be Welsh. This is why the heir apparent in the UK is always titled “Prince of Wales” before taking the throne.

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md5p TIL that San Marino holds a national holiday whenever their national football team scores a goal.
QJO76 TIL that Doge was a title held by medieval Italian lords. Their office was called the dogeship and their wives were called dogaressas.
LQ17Z TIL that most American radio stations start with a W or K after a 1912 convention that chose to give call signs to stations East of the TX/NM border (W) or West (K)
ZyWp TIL that when shampoo is poured onto a layer of shampoo, it can leap. This is known as the ‘Kaye Effect’.
awZjJ TIL during the chaos caused by the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, the Imperial Japanese Army murdered an estimated 6,000 ethnic Koreans and Japanese socialists. The massacre is alternatively denied and celebrated by Japanese right-wing groups today.