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TIL the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis (the highest mountain in Scotland and the UK) was made by James Robertson, an Edinburgh botanist, in 1771.

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Me1BK TIL Marie Antoinette (1793) accidentally stepped on her executioner's shoe. Her last words were "Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l’ai pas fait exprès" (Pardon me, sir, I did not do it on purpose). Marie Tussaud used her head to create a death mask.
R7MK4 TIL Ancient China knew about the Roman Empire. They called them "Daqin" (大青) and documented several things concerning them, including a guide on how to reach them from China.
xgPw TIL Winston Churchill, along with many of the Royal Navy’s highest ranking men, came very close to death after the ship they were on was fired at by a U-boat with 3 torpedoes. All three struck the hull of the ship, but all failed to explode.
Wk7e9 TIL that a man flipped off a woman while entering a freeway, and proceeded to have his middle finger shot off by her with a .357-caliber revolver.
R5vra TIL there are carvings on churches in Northwestern Europe called "Sheela na gigs", which are depictions of women displaying an exaggerated vulva.