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TIL the King of Thailand’s first name is Vajiralongkorn Barommachakkrayadisonsantatiwongse Deveshrathamrongsubariban Abhikhunuprakarnmahittaladuladej Bhumibholnaresvarangkura Kittisirisomburana Savangavadhana Barommakhattiyarajakumara

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Br9jL TIL that when Steve Jobs died in 2011, Microsoft flew their company flag at half-mast out of respect for their old business rival.
GY8Zg TIL that Chip bags are filled with air not to trick us that their full, but to preserve the chips and make sure they don’t get crushed or get stale when they are shipped to stores
PY0NJ TIL that when the Hope Diamond was sent to the Smithsonian, it was sent through U.S. Mail in a box wrapped in brown paper as simple registered mail with $2.44 postage.
PY50w TIL Wolfgang Engels, an East German soldier who had helped build the barbed-wire fences that initially separated the two Berlins, stole a tank and drove it through the wall itself. Despite getting caught in the barbed wire and shot twice, he managed to escape.
nMKr TIL an Ethiopian farmer claims he is 160 years old, 46 years older than the oldest recorded man. He says he can remember Italy invading Ethiopia in 1895.