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dDaQ8 TIL that in 2012, an Indian nurse looking after Kate Middleton was prank called by a radio station pretending to be the Queen. This led to her revealing confidential information which was then broadcast on the radio. 3 days later, she committed suicide by hanging.
lo941 TIL a coin flip actually has a 51/49 probability of landing heads or tails -- favoring the side facing up when flipped. If you spin a US penny on its side, however, it has an 80% chance of landing tails up.
dDAN9 TIL John Brabazon Ponsonby was arrested during the French Revolution for being an aristocrate but was let free because he was too handsome to hang.
9YbpB TIL that in 2002, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone made Bengali an honrary Official Language in recognition of the efforts made by Bangladeshi Soldiers in keeping peace during the Civil War.
ep0wk TIL that in December 1868, the first traffic light in the world was installed in London outside the British Parliament of Westminster.