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TIL - Thailand is currently ruled by a military junta, they’ve had, on average, a coup d’état every seven years since 1932

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Ka7a TIL in 1998 a lightning killed an entire football team, the opposing team, unharmed, is accused of black arts.
1aPMd TIL the phrase "in the limelight" which refers to being the focus of attention comes from a 19th century device. Calcium oxide known as quicklime is heated in an intensely hot flame until it glows brightly. First as a surveying tool, it allowed for more accurate measurements.
1L18 TIL that notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was not executed via capital punishment, but rather beaten to death in prison by a fellow inmate.
epWDE TIL that when Blake Lively was offered a role on CW show 'Gossip Girl', she only agreed after being told that she could go to college part-time. Lively later said "This is advice to anyone: when they say, 'We promise, but we can't put it in writing,' there's a reason they can't put it in writing".
awxvZ TIL fire hydrants are color coded so fire fighters instantly know the pressure and water flow.