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

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Bg7Lx TIL: In 1842, John Francis aimed a pistol at Queen Victoria but the gun did not fire and the assailant escaped. The following day, Victoria drove the same route in an attempt to bait Francis into taking a second aim. As expected, Francis shot at her, but he was seized by plainclothes policemen.
XEZOr TIL A blind lady in Ireland was brought to court twice for not having a TV licence, despite blind persons being exempt from requiring one.
wD71 TIL A 2015 U.K. survey found 49% of respondents listed ‘no religion’, while 42% indicated they were Christians
X0VLj TIL that Gregg Ernst backlifted 2422 kg (approximately 5,340 lbs.) of two cars on a platform to set the world record for live weight backlifting in July 1993. This record still stands today
j67DQ TIL that while on a trip to Moscow, someone stole and attempted to ransom the costumes from the popular Australian kids TV show “Bananas in Pyjamas.”