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TIL that the kings in regular playing cards refer to specific historical kings.

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dJMZ TIL When Prince released “1999”, 1999 was as far in the future as it now is in the past (16.3 years).
KgmE TIL The difference between poisonous and venomous animals; “if you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it’s venomous.”
pOPA TIL Eric II, King of Denmark was known as Eric the Memorable. No one remembers why
xvp0 TIL Fanta was invented during WWII when Coca-Cola couldn’t import syrup into Nazi Germany due to a trade embargo, so instead invented a new drink, just for Nazi Germany, using only the available ingredients.
a88aN TIL that in 1879, between a third and two-thirds of all pregnancies in the US were intentionally terminated.