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TIL that the only remaining head of state who served in WWII is Queen Elizabeth II.

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x6edB TIL on Valentine's Day in 1991 during the Gulf War, the RAF attempted to airstrike a bridge in Fallujah with laser guided missiles, but they malfunctioned and hit a local marketplace. The RAF apologized and subsequently attacked the bridge again, hitting a different marketplace.
rRV6x TIL the first Fantasy (American) Football player ever drafted upon its creation was the legendary Hall of Fame George Blanda in 1962 by the The Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League
d8gQj TIL About Polyphonic Singing - singing two notes at the same time
d8V0r TIL Netherlands closed 19 prisons last year due to the lack of criminals
epj8n TIL that Quiet Riot never intended to record a cover of Slade's 'Cum On Feel The Noize.' They actively tried to botch the recording by not practicing beforehand, expecting a 'train wreck.' Instead, their raw approach unintentionally captured the song's essence and turned it into a massive hit.