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TIL the last Tsar of Bulgaria, Simeon II, who was forced to abdicate in 1946 also became Prime Minister in 2001

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VM94Q TIL: Eugene Debs was a 5 times socialist candidate for president, a union organizer, and orator. While at his sentence hearing for sedition, he said, "While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."
4Xd6X TIL about Potoooooooo (or Pot-8-Os), an 18th century racehorse who was aptly named when one of the stable boys misunderstood his real name, Potatoes
wogm6 TIL oscar-nominated 2021 movie 'Don't Look Up' allegedly ripped off a self-published novel 'Stanley's Comet' by William Collier. The novel has almost the exact same plot and even uses the phrase "Don't look" in a similar way. However, in 2024 the copyright lawsuit was dismissed
KW6E TIL that Hollywood got its name from a Chinese man in a wagon hauling wood.