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TIL that a shot of espresso has less caffeine than a cup of regular coffee.

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a890L TIL about the short reign of King Zog I of Albania. Zog was an Albanian dictator who proclaimed himself king in 1928. He smoked 200 cigarettes a day and survived 55 assassination attempts. Within 10 years he took on so much debt that Italy eventually annexed the country and forced him out.
wo5po Today I learned that the largest snowman ever built was in Maine in 2008 and measured 122 feet, 7 inches tall.
mMPP TIL of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman Emperor. 563 years ago today, as Ottoman cannons breached the once-mighty Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, he donned the appearance of a common soldier and led his remaining men to one last valiant charge in the name of Rome and their home.
KYE89 TIL there is an official Alamo cat 🐈.
8apOa TIL 20 million years ago in N. America, the spread of ancient cats led to the extinction of many dog species. There used to about 30 canine species in N. America. Only 8 remain.