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TIL Queen Victoria had 8 Failed Assassination Attempts Made Against Her

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DQYRe TIL that a women was denied Swiss citizenship twice for being “too annoying”
XEpMP TIL in 2016, Alex Trebek, the host of "Jeopardy!", donated a total of $7.5 million to his Alma mater, University of Ottawa, to fund a Forum for Dialogue and a Speaker Series. The goal is to expose students to different world views through discussions and panels by speakers from around the world.
GAeyG TIL of the Socorro springsnail. This critically endangered snail only remains in a single New Mexico spring, which is on private property; since the owner has denied access since 1995, the current population and status of the species is unknown.
69PLX TIL that there are some cultures in parts of Europe that had legends that rainbows could magically change your gender.
E1XKP TIL viruses like ebola can change your eye color