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TIL Freddie mercury sang The Show Must Go On 2 months before his death to AIDs. Barely being able to stand because of his illness, Brian May told Freddie he would sing the vocals for him. Freddie refused, mustered all of his strength, and sang his first take perfectly.

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nX0G TIL it is rarely necessary to wait 24 hours before filing a missing person’s report; law enforcement agencies in the US stress the importance of a prompt investigation. The UK government web site says explicitly in large type “You don’t have to wait 24 hours before contacting the police”
9YvmG TIL Napoleon's brother (Joseph Bonaparte) lived in New York City and Philadelphia, but later settled in New Jersey. Some Mexican revolutionaries reportedly offered to crown him Emperor of Mexico in 1820, but he declined.
b6X79 TIL that of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, King George of England, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the three rulers who contributed immensely to the outbreak and spread of World War I, the first two were grandchildren of Queen Victoria, and the third was her grandson-in-law.
p8KPQ TIL that in ancient Rome, wearing pants was considered barbaric as the "civilised" cultures of the Mediterranean didn't need them. As the Empire expanded north, the Romans would be forced to adopt pants, particularly those of Celtic design, lest they freeze their balls.
nW8WP TIL of the spider genus Hotwheels, named after the Hot Wheels toy line. There is only one species in the genus and has only been found in China.