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TIL Pope Francis released a prog rock album

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nemeB TIL former Ugandan president Idi Amin called himself: "His Excellency, President for Life... Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular", in addition to his claim of being uncrowned King of Scotland.
5YoYn TIL In 1976 Director Werner Herzog made a movie where almost all of the actors performed while under hypnosis ( HERZ AUS GLAS, Heart of Glass).
nWr7r TIL South Dakota, USA installs Fatal Accident Markers at sites of fatal automobile crashes. They are durable signs that say "THINK" or "WHY DIE?" and act as memorials for the deceased.
OG9a4 TIL that in 1821 Scotsman Gregor MacGregor arrived in London as the "Cazique" of the Central American nation of Poyais. He secured a £200,000 loan underwritten by the revenues of Poyais and convinced 250 people to buy land and settle in Poyais. Poyais did not exist.
P1gmG TIL Six years after surviving a shark attack and following repeated appeals to South Australian authorities, Chris Blowes finally won a special exemption that gave him the legal right to possession of the tooth of the great white shark that took his leg. (Full story in comments)