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TIL The King of Thailand was born a Citizen of the United States

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RwQ8 TIL there are Catholic Patron Saints for caterpillars, astronauts, hardware stores, invincible people, things that go BOOM, the fear of wasps, coffee houses, unattractive people, TV writers, taking exams, and the Internet
w0JP TIL there was a little ice age between 1600 and 1814. The river Thames in London used to completely freeze over for 2 months per year allowing “Frost Fairs” to take place with football pitches, bowling matches, fruit-sellers, shoemakers, barbers… even a pub or two.
wLMX8 TIL that “Peasant dish” Ratatouille is not pepperoni, but a combination of vegetables.
8xaV TIL Cryos, the world’s largest sperm bank, has started turning down redheaded donors because there is too little demand for their sperm
ne5X7 TIL about the business of “Adversary Air Support” in which a contractor has their own fleet of fighter jets that fly against U.S. military fighter pilots, replicating aerial threats from potential enemy nations.