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TIL The current Jacobite heir to the British throne is the now 92 year old Duke Franz of Bavaria. He’s had a fascinating life. He was sent to a nazi concentration camp at age 11, became the first German elected to the International Council of MOMA, and has been in a same-sex relationship since 1980.

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