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TIL that France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else

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vppD TIL Glencore controls 24% of the world’s barley, 10% of its wheat, 50% of its copper and 60% of its zinc
ZEPG TIL There have been lawsuits against God. One suit, filed by State Senator Ernie Chambers in 2008, was eventually thrown out because the “Almighty was not properly served due to his unlisted home address”
4Q6g TIL that a man spent 5 months in prison - unaware that his bail was $2.00
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eN7g TIL Adolf Hitler’s nephew William Patrick Hitler served in the US Navy in World War II and was awarded a Purple Heart. After attempting to benefit from his uncle’s rise to power in Germany, he turned against him and eventually settled in the USA