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pQK8 TIL the surname Stuart was created by Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, to ensure that the French said her name correctly since they tend to pronounce “w” like “v”
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kJo44 TIL honeybees are not native to North America
dDwpd TIL Portuguese is the most spoken language south of the Equator.
mxNQO TIL that Pope John Paul II was shot and critically injured in an assassination attempt. The Pope survived and forgave the attacker, and even requested that the man be pardoned from life imprisonment. After the Pope died, his would-be assassin visited his tomb and laid flowers.