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TIL when Jai Singh, Maharaja of a princely state of India, visited the Rolls-Royce showroom in London, he was affronted when the salesman implied that he couldn’t afford to purchase the car. He purchased ten, shipped them to India, and ordered to use them for collecting and transporting garbage.

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BDEW TIL the last Emperor of Brazil Pedro II became ruler aged 5. He had a grim, lonely childhood studying for duty. He won 3 wars, turned Brazil into a global power & abolished slavery. After 58 years he grew weary, accepting a military coup. He lived his last days alone in Europe on very little money.
W604 TIL Men are over 4 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
KkRB TIL there is a 50 sq. mile area of the U.S. within Yellowstone National Park dubbed the “Zone of Death.” Legal scholars assert that due to certain technicalities involving finding a suitable jury, a person could potentially murder someone and not have to stand trial.
7rv7b TIL that "ye", as in "ye olde whatever", is pronounced 'the'. It comes from typesetters using y instead of the Old English letter þ which is a th sound.
npmY TIL that hip-hop mastermind Immortal Technique established an orphanage in Afghanistan in 2008 funded by the profits from his album “The 3rd World”