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TIL that King Ferdinand VII of Spain was forced to abdicate in 1808 and was replaced by Napoleon’s brother. He lived in luxury in France until Spain ousted the French, restoring him to the throne—only for him to betray the Spanish people who fought to bring him back.

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LkOmP TIL after journalist Paulette Cooper wrote an article criticizing the Church of Scientology, they tried to get her committed to a psychiatric ward by writing her name and number on street walls, subscribing her to pornographic mail lists, and faking bomb threats with her stationary and fingerprints.
R7XM1 TIL 'smart' motorways in the UK, with 70mph speed limits, are built without a breakdown lane. Coroners have ruled that this has contributed to several fatalities, and referred Highways England to prosecutors to consider a corporate manslaughter charge.
GAydG [TIL] about Free Solo Climbing, where people climb mountains or peaks without any safety equipment or ropes
9wrEG TIL The temperature on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site was 200ºF (93ºC).
g76L TIL in the early 1980s, a British MP made serious allegations of paedophilia in the British Political classes and the dossier was “lost” by the Government.