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TIL of the burials of Hawaiian chiefs and Sacred burial Practices of the Ancient Native Hawaiians

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LQknd TIL "Forty" is the only number with its letters in alphabetical order whereas "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.
LkXy9 TIL a committee of five men was originally organised by Congress to draft the Declaration of Independence. However none of the senior members wanted the tedious burden of actually writing it. The task was foisted on junior member Thomas Jefferson who didn't want the job either.
wLPXW TIL that in 1924, two men named Leopold and Loeb tried to commit the "perfect crime" and show their intellectual superiority by killing a 14 year old boy and not getting caught. They were caught in less than two weeks.
oBPWL TIL that in 2012 Switzerland carried out a wargame based on the scenario that France had divided into multiple countries after a political and economic crisis. One country, "Saonia," hypothetically invaded Switzerland to retrieve stolen money stashed in Swiss banks.
WjRA TIL John Cleese rejected a Knighthood (CBE) and said he felt much more honored when a Swiss zoologist named a lemur after him in 2005.