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TIL: The longest known and recorded attack of hiccups lasted 68 years

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nerQb TIL after being shot and stabbed multiple times during his assassination, Alexei Nikolaevich, the heir to the Russian Empire throne, survived until the assassins found precious gems in between his shirt and tunic protecting him.
XL6 TIL Boudica, a British queen, is rumored to be buried between platforms 9 and 10 of King’s Cross Station
Y76DG TIL that butterflies taste with their feet. Butterflies will land on plants to taste them primarily to see whether or not that plant is the right plant to lay their eggs on.
JDQ4 TIL Ira Glass, host of “This American Life,” has been working at NPR since he started as a 19 year old intern in 1978