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TIL stripper Angela Renee White changed her name after meeting a client who called himself Black China because of his appearance: black with eyes like a Chinese. She changed the spelling to Blac Chyna

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4knXw TIL that in 2014 a comet passed extremely close to Mars, nearly equal to 1/3 the Earth-Moon distance. It even heated up Mars upper atmosphere and measurably slowed the orbits of several Mars orbiters.
d8vLQ TIL Lèse-majesté is a French term meaning "to do wrong to majesty", is an offence against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state. In Iceland for example, it can be punished by up to two years of imprisonment. For a very serious breach, the term can be extended to 6 years.
KNpw TIL That once the Queen is deemed unfit to serve due to old age or disease, worker bees cluster tightly around her body until she dies from overheating, a process known as “cuddle death.”
dDnrK TIL legendary kids' TV powerhouse CINAR was found to be defrauding Canadian taxpayers for government grants under Canadian Content rules by falsely crediting shows as being written by Canadian employees working for them, when the shows were really written by Americans.
N7wZM TIL of John Corcoran, a teacher who taught for 17 years while being illiterate. He struggled in the 6th grade and never learned to read or write, and cheated his way through college. At the age of 47, he finally learned when he was inspired by Barbara Bush advocating for adult literacy.