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TIL that Margaret Thatcher's son was heavily involved in financing an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea

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0wdo5 TIL that Aeschylus, the ancient Greek tragedian, was supposedly prophesied to die from a falling object, and therefore stayed outdoors. He was killed when an eagle dropped a tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a rock.
OoegR TIL there is a group of people who place a white rose at the 9/11 memorial on the person’s name who would be having a birthday that day.
W7opB TIL that Diet Coke contains a good bit more caffeine than regular Coca-Cola. A 20oz bottle of Diet Coke contains 70mg of caffeine compared to 53mg of caffeine in the regular version.