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Today I Learned that the Most Recent Supernova Seen in the Milky Way Galaxy was on October 9, 1604

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9YrZQ TIL Richard the Lionheart's mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was actually a rare female crusader who would march with her husband. However, their disagreements on battle plans eventually lead to the marriage being annulled, where she then after married a Norman and produced Richard.
Xb9j TIL of Lauritz Sand, a norwegian recistance fighter during WW2, who during four years of nazi torture only uttered the word “No” despite having every bone in his body systematically broken.
WkL14 TIL a man was sentenced to prison for ten years for being the first person to stop applauding a speech made by Joseph Stalin; after a staggering 11 minutes.
7AO7 TIL that in the Middle Ages, rhyming nicknames were becoming common and that is the reason why Bill is short for William(Will), and Dick is short for Richard(Rick)
nWpX7 TIL that it is illegal to frown in Milan, Italy. It is legal requirement to smile all the times except funerals and hospital visits