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TIL Edward Youde was the only Governor of Hong Kong to die in office. He helped negotiate the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which made it clear that the British would leave Hong Kong in 1997 after 156 years of colonial rule

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wol57 TIL that, in 1910, King Nicolas I of Montenegro ordered his male subjects to possess at least one "Gasser Pattern revolver", leading to these weapons becoming status symbols
NX7BN TIL the ancient city of Hieropolis in modern Turkey was thought to be the location of a Gate to Hell by the Romans. This was likely due to toxic levels of CO2 from gas vents that killed animals with noses close to the ground. The vents are bricked up today for tourists' safety.
ek8J TIL the “half your age plus seven” rule for dating has been around since at least 1901.
WkjkB TIL 'The Confederacy' only lasted 4 years, 1861-1865!
WkQJo TIL that people who have a "fast" metabolism actually have an inefficient metabolism. They have higher levels of " "uncoupling proteins" in the mitochondria of their cells, which essentially causes energy to be lost in the form of heat and not stored as fat.