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TIL French was the mother tongue of every English king until Henry IV

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yVVKl TIL after the death of Charles H. Coolidge in April 6th, 2021, Hershel "Woody" Williams is the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of world war 2. He is a Marine and was flamethrower operator during the battle of Iwa Jima.
p8Gle TIL that Navy Seals who carried out the Bin Laden kill mission, forgot to bring a tape measure and had to measure Laden's height by making a six feet tall Seal lie down next to Laden's corpse
R7wd8 TIL The FDA’s guidance documents for additives & plastic safety do not establish legally enforceable responsibilities. Instead, guidances describe the Agency’s current thinking on a topic and should be viewed only as recommendations, unless specific regulatory or statutory requirements are cited.
VMORB TIL that Elton John holds the record for most consecutive years--30--of having a song in the top 40
N7gBb TIL that although Adolf Hitler had no children, there are still five living members of his extended family who have all sworn never to have kids of their own so that his infamous bloodline dies with them