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rBd4 TIL The Queen of England owns a collection of Islands known as the British Indian Ocean Territories. There are no elections and the heads of state are chosen by the Queen.
0wBxN TIL in 2003 when the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington was in a cracked state from weathering, a retired used car salesmen purchased a $31,000 marble slab to donate for its repair. The donation was rejected by Congress in part because it didn’t go through a competitive bidding process.
dGxE TIL that ghost peppers are used in India as a repellant to ward off elephants, preventing them from eating and destroying crops
e07A5 TIL in 1724 Margaret Dickson was hanged but later found still alive. She then was allowed to go free because under Scots Law her punishment had been carried out. Only later were the words "until dead" added to the sentence of hanging
kOMZe TIL the Ancient Greek poet Sotades made fun of Ptolemy II of Egypt for marrying his own sister. For this the poet was imprisoned. He briefly escaped before being recaptured on the island of Caunus, shut up in a leaden chest and thrown into the sea.