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TIL that Merian C. Cooper, creator of the original King Kong, was a bomber pilot in both WWI and WWII, and retired with a rank of brigadier general

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ADXng TIL in ancient China, a huge war was sparked because of a board game gone wrong. The crown prince was arguing with his cousin, the son of a regional king, during a match of a game called Liubo, and when his cousin offended him, he threw the board at him. He died from the blow. His father revolted.
yevV TIL alcohol is the fastest and most effective antidote if a person has consumed ethylene glycol(main ingredient in anti-freeze)
w6Jo TIL that a prostitute in Bonn (Germany) has to buy a 6 Euro ticket from the city’s “Sex Meter” to legally work at night and is then guarded by a private security company. Not paying for the ticket can get you banned from working there and a $145 fine
DQxOe TIL current scientific data support the idea that the first prokaryotic cell likely formed when an archeal cell captured a bacterial cell, causing them to merge and to eventually become the first prokaryote on Earth.
5ZWQ TIL that India’s former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao spoke 17 languages - 8 foreign languages (English, French, Arabic, Spanish, German, Greek, Latin and Persian) and 9 Indian languages (Telugu, Hindi, Oriya, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil and Urdu)