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TIL that until 1901 The Groom of the Stool was a male servant in the household of the English monarch who was responsible for assisting the king in his toileting needs.

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b9L49 TIL that Admiral Lord Nelson, famous for his victory (and death) at the Battle of Trafalgar, attempted to hunt a polar bear in the Arctic at the age of 14. His musket misfired and he had to fight the now angry bear with the musket butt until a rift in the ice separated them.
NZRQ TIL Empathy in young people has been declining in the US since the 1980’s, with the steepest decline in the 2000’s.
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