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TIL of the legend of Sir Francis Drake’s drum. It is said that on his deathbed he requested that the drum be returned to his manor and that, if ever England were to come under attack, one would beat the drum, he would return to protect the country.

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p8lpp TIL that the monthly salary for the office of President of Haiti is 250,000 Haitian gourdes, or US$2.23.
B0Ky TIL that, in 1945, Canada was asked how many Jewish refugees it would allow in. Canada’s Foreign Minister Frederick Blair replied: “None is too many.”
5Vomr TIL there is research by the Japan Psychotronics Institute on the possibility of creating matter from consciousness.
N7Mx1 TIL that in the early 60s, singles were more important to most musicians than albums. It wasn't until the Beatles released Rubber Soul that focus shifted to making albums without filler tracks that were the product of an artistic vision.
8aRj8 TIL, the unconfirmed record for fastest moving manmade object is a manhole cover propelled by a nuclear detonation. A high-speed camera trained on the lid caught only one frame of it moving upward before it vanished—which means it was moving about 125,000 miles per hour