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TIL that the former king of Spain killed his own brother by shooting him in the head

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BrMek TIL Winston Churchill was nearly killed in a car accident in NY in 1931 after trying to cross the street and look at the wrong side of the road forgetting he was in the US and not in the UK where driving directions are reversed.
epnbL TIL A Student of Sheffield University, with an IQ of 126, had virtually no brain. The student had cerebral tissue less than 1mm deep.
PVe TIL that President Bill Clinton said he would personally pay the bill to keep the National Christmas Tree lit during the government shutdown resulting from disagreements on the 1996 federal budget
rvde TIL of the Byford Dolphin diving bell accident, where a human error caused a decompression chamber to go from 9 atmospheres of pressure to 1 in less than a second. Out of the 5 dead, one was ripped apart so violently pieces of him were found over 30 feet away.
KGA4 TIL the Beatles played a demo copy of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” before its release at full volume from an open apartment window at 6AM. Instead of complaining, the residents opened their windows and listened, aware they were hearing unreleased Beatles music.