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K5yE TIL that after the death of Swaziland’s King Sobhuza II in 1982, the reigning queen enforced a 75-day mourning period that only allowed commerce essential to the life of the nation. During this time, the queen outlawed sexual intercourse and those caught were punished by flogging.
16aV TIL that in 1958 Mao insisted that a meeting with Krushchev take place in a pool, knowing that Krushchev couldn’t swim. Krushchev had to wear floaties for it.
mxWbp TIL of Ski Valley at Sangre de Cristo in New Mexico, which has "Tree Martinis" to calm the nerves of the skiers heading down the mountain.
N7obQ TIL Scientists track solar cycles by counting sunspots. A high-powered telescope might show 10 or 20 and a powerful observatory may see 50 to 100, so there is a formula for the official sunspot number, R=k (10g+s)
b6g0Q TIL Lady Gaga snuck in NSFW lyrics into her popular song Poker Face. Only 1 radio station caught the edit (not a part of official lyrics) and called her on it. She hid "Fuck her face" in plain daylight as the response to "Poker Face"