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TIL: I just discovered that King Charles III isn’t just the King of England but also the King of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand! One monarch, four countries.

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1a8eW TIL that Calvin Graham was the youngest U.S. serviceman to serve and fight during World War II. He enlisted in the United States Navy from Houston, Texas on August 15, 1942, at the age of 12
jNg7n TIL that critically acclaimed author Brandon Sanderson is also a lecturer at BYU and posts his lectures for free on YouTube for any aspiring authors/curious people
BrM4r TIL Benjamin Franklin became a vocal advocate for inoculation after losing his oldest son to smallpox.
mxr4R TIL I learned about Mellified man. The donor would only eat honey, going as far as to bathe in the substance. Shortly, his feces (and even his sweat, according to legend) would consist of honey. When this diet finally proved fatal, the donor's body would be placed in a stone coffin filled with honey
mxaBO TIL the directors of Uncut Gems, did not want to cast Kevin Garnett because they were "sick Knick fan, my instinct when I saw Kevin’s name was, ‘I hate him. I don’t want him anywhere near my movie,’". After it did not work out with Kobe Bryant, Joel Embiid and Amare Stoudemire they stuck with KG.