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TIL about the Pricolici and the Strigoi- the original vampires an werewolves

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RDQ9 TIL that Lionel Logue, the speech therapist featured in The King’s Speech, used fees paid to him by wealthy clients to subsidize patients who could not afford to pay
gragA TIL about a 61 year old potato farmer who entered an ultramarathon and "shuffled" through the nights to the finish beating second place by 10 hours
DaWV TIL when Ben & Jerry’s was founded they followed a 5 to 1 salary ratio where the highest paid employee could make only 5 times the lowest’s salary.
mx9LO TIL Hattie McDaniel was the first black person to win an Oscar for Gone with the Win, however she was unable to attend the premier in Atlanta at a whites-only theater, sat at a segregated table on the side of the room at the Oscars and was not buried in the Hollywood Cemetery despite her final wish.
WkKj8 TIL British royal family members must pack a black outfit with them when they travel in the event of a death in the family