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TIL Queen Victoria was buried in a white dress and her wedding veil, alongside many mementos. Her late husband's dressing gown and a plaster cast of his hand was placed beside her, and a lock of her favourite servant John Brown's hair along with his photo was placed in her left hand.

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BgBdk TIL that the creation of Isthmus of Panama 3 millions years ago changed the world. First, it connected two isolated systems causing massive extinctions. Second, created the Gulf stream that makes Europe 10 degree warmer.
m1vyo TIL that Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell, who opened the first Taco Bell in 1962, after previously running taco stands called Taco Tia and El Taco. The original walk-up window location served tostadas, burritos, frijoles, chiliburgers, and tacos, all for 19 cents.
E1BVW It’s not enough to be a mammal who lays eggs, sports a duck-like bill and webbed feet, hunts using electroreception, and wields venomous spurs. The platypus also glows green under ultraviolet light.
xVOQ0 TIL between 1963 and 1969 The Beatles won the New Musical Express' Vocal Group of the Year poll six times. Their only defeat in these years was in 1966, when The Beach Boys won instead.
Yp6kW TIL in Germany in 2001, Armin Meiwes (AKA The Master Butcher) and his volunteer murder victim jointly attempted to eat the victim's severed penis. He then killed and ate a large amount of the volunteer’s flesh. His first trial sentence was only 8 yrs 6 mo (later increased to life).