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TIL, the last Empress of Korea was assassinated and burnt by the Japanese in 1895

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JmM4 TIL the Stanley Cup has been awarded 109 times, but only 5 times to a non-Canadian Captain
xVXrg TIL a 2-to-4 hour long uninterrupted transmission of a burning log has been broadcasted every Christmas by WPIX, from 1966 to 1989 and from 2001 to the present.
7rkJM TIL that New Zealand wasn't settled by humans until 750 years ago, making it the last major landmass to be discovered by people
Y7OPr TIL that there are two sequels to the novel “Little Women”; the first is called “Little Men”, and the second is called “Jo’s Boys”. Both novels focus on the two sons of the character of Jo from “Little Women”.
awkaM TIL in 1896 a temporary, one-day city was named in Texas called Crush, where two locomotives were to be smashed head-on for purposes of spectacle. It was, for a few hours, the 2nd largest city in TX with 40k attendees. The collision caused engine boilers to explode, resulting in death and injuries.