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

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yQxAp TIL the “Crescent Moon” on the South Carolina flag isn’t a moon at all, but a gorget, worn by military in 1775 to protect the neck in battle.
D1pXe TIL Daniel Radcliffe has made $94million from playing the role of Harry Potter and has hardly spent any of it.
Vko4 TIL South Africa’s President testified that he showered after sex with an HIV-positive woman because this would reduce his risk of being infected
nYAd TIL that the astronauts of Apollo 15 couldn’t get life insurance, so they took stamps to the moon to sell when they returned so their families would have a safety net in case the landing went wrong, they were later caught and forced out of the astronaut program.
BrGQD TIL: in 1966 alone, The Beatles each earned (in 2016 dollars) $15-24 million